yegoul يقول

Algerian Darja · verb

“yegoul” (يقول) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning he says.

Meanings

1. he says
2. he thinks, he believes

Usage

Third person masculine singular imperfective form of the verb "qal" (to say). It is used to report speech, often followed directly by the quotation with no conjunction: "yqoul rani ji" (he says he's coming). It can also express an opinion or impression: "yqoul hadi saha" (it seems this is true). In pious formulas, "li yqoul" refers to the person who utters an invocation. The feminine is "tqoul", the plural "yqoulou". In regions where q is pronounced g, one hears "ygoul".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yegoul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “yegoul” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to say, let him say”; “to tell, to claim”: ygoul in Moroccan.