majhoud مجهود
Algerian Darja · noun
“majhoud” (مجهود) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning effort.
Meanings
- effort
- work put in
Usage
Majhoud is a word of Standard Arabic origin, but it is fully integrated into darja and is used in speech and in writing. It is found in "dir majhoud" (make an effort) and in thanks and encouragement: "yaatik saha 3la majhoudek", i.e. "thank you for your work". It is frequent under videos and posts to acknowledge a creator's work. The plural is majhoudat. The register is neutral and suits family, work or school alike.
Example
يعطيك الصحة على المجهود تاعك
ya3tik saha 3la lmajhoud ta3ek
“Thank you for all your effort.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “majhoud” but also “mejhoud”, “majhod” and “mjhoud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “majhoud” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “effort”; “trouble taken for someone”: mjhoud in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “effort”; “work put in, hard work”: majhoud in Tunisian.