jouj جوج
Algerian Darja · numeral
“jouj” (جوج) is a numeral in Algerian Darja meaning two.
Meanings
- two
- a pair, a couple
Usage
Jouj, or zouj depending on the region, is the usual word for "two" in darja. The word "thnin" is used mainly for counting out loud and in certain expressions. Jouj goes directly before the noun, in the plural: "jouj dqayeq", two minutes, "jouj mrat", twice. You can also use "jouj men" followed by a definite noun, for example "jouj men lewlad", two of the boys. On its own, it can mean "a pair" or "both". The form jouj is more common in the West, zouj elsewhere.
Example
استنى جوج دقايق برك
stenna jouj d9ay9 berk
“Wait just two minutes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jouj” but also “jooj” and “jûj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jouj” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “two”; “a pair, two units”: jouj in Moroccan.