mas2oul مسؤول
Algerian Darja · adjective
“mas2oul” (مسؤول) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning responsible (for a thing, an act).
Meanings
- responsible (for a thing, an act)
- an official, a person in charge
Usage
Mas'oul is used as an adjective ("responsible for") and, very often, as a noun meaning a person in charge or decision-maker: a department head, an elected official, a senior civil servant. In the plural, el-mas'oulin often refers to the authorities in general, frequently in a critical tone. The typical construction is mas'oul 3la: "responsible for". One also says machi mas'oul for "irresponsible". The hamza is often swallowed in speech (mesoul), which explains the variety of spellings online. The feminine is mas'oula. The word is shared by Standard Arabic and everyday speech, with no difference in meaning.
Example
أنا مسؤول على هاد الخدمة.
ana mas2oul 3la had el khedma.
“I'm the one responsible for this job.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mas2oul” but also “mesoul”, “masoul”, “mas2ol” and “mes2oul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “mas2oul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “responsible (for actions, someone)”; “in charge of”: ms2oul in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “official, person in charge”; “responsible for one's actions”: mes2oul in Tunisian.