وخا

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

  • واخا‎ (wāḵḵa)

Etymology

From Arabic وَخَّى‎ (waḵḵā, “to lead, to aim”). Compare North Levantine Arabic ماشي‎ (māši, “OK”) from Arabic مَشَى‎ (mašā, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wax.xa/

Interjection

وخا • (waḵḵa)

  1. OK
    ‏كنواعدك باللي غنجي للمغرب الصيف الجاي – وخا‎
    kanwāʕdek belli ḡa-nji l-el-maḡrib eṣ-ṣīf ej-jāy – waḵḵa
    I promise you that will come to Morocco next summer – OK

Preposition

وخا • (waḵḵa)

  1. in spite of
    ‏خدمتك ناقصة وخا متخرج من مدرسة المهندسين‎
    ḵademtak nāqṣa waḵḵa mitḵarraj men madrasat el-muhandisīn
    Your work is lacking in spite of the fact that you graduated from an engineering school.
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