وخا

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Moroccan Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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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

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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.