wa9e3 واقع
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wa9e3” (واقع) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning reality, actual situation.
Meanings
- reality, actual situation
- state of affairs (of a sector)
Usage
El wa9e3 means reality, often as opposed to speeches, promises or imagination. It is found mostly in public debates and critical commentary: wa9e3 es-sa77a (the real situation of healthcare), wa9e3 el-blad. In this sense it belongs to a rather formal or journalistic register. Common expressions are ya7ki fel wa9e3 (to talk about reality, to say things as they are) and fel wa9e3 (in reality). It should not be confused with the verb ye9a3 (it happens, it takes place), which comes from the same root and is very common in speech.
Example
في تونس بركا تلقى \" مهبول \" يحكي فال الواقع
Fi tounes Barka Tel9a \" Mahboul \" ya7ki fel lwe9a3
“In Tunisia, only a "madman" talks about reality.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wa9e3” but also “we9a3”, “waqe3” and “wake3”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “wa9e3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “happening, having occurred”; “reality”: wa9e3 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “reality”; “what is happening”: wa9e3 in Algerian.