wsakh وسخ
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wsakh” (وسخ) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning dirt, grime.
Meanings
- dirt, grime
- vile person (pejorative)
Usage
Wsakh refers to dirt or grime, on an object, a place or the body: el bit kollou wsakh (the room is all dirty). The corresponding adjective is mwassakh (dirty), and the verb wassakh means to dirty. Applied to a person, wsakh becomes a contemptuous insult aimed at their morality, not their cleanliness. This use is vulgar and best avoided. To simply say that something is dirty, prefer mwassakh.
Example
الكوجينة كلها وسخ
el koujina kollha wsakh
“The kitchen is full of dirt.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wsakh” but also “wsa5”, “wse5”, “wsekh” and “ousakh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.