wa3i واعي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“wa3i” (واعي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning aware, conscious.
Meanings
- aware, conscious
- sensible, mature, responsible
- conscious, awake again
Usage
Common adjective: wa3i, feminine wa3ya, plural wa3yin. Used of a person who knows what they are doing: wa3i b- + thing ("aware of"). It also appears often in social and political discourse, notably in the phrase cha3b wa3i, "an aware, responsible people". The register is neutral and it is frequent in the media. In conversation, it also describes someone level-headed who does not get carried away. In a medical context, it means "conscious", as opposed to unconscious. Its usual opposite is mouch wa3i.
Example
هو واعي بالغلطة اللي عملها.
howa wa3i bel ghalta elli 3malha.
“He is aware of the mistake he made.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wa3i” but also “wa3y”, “waai” and “wa3ya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “wa3i” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “aware, conscious”; “mature, responsible”: wa3i in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “aware, lucid, well-informed”; “mature, sensible”: wa3i in Algerian.