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.