ymarki يماركي
Algerian Darja · verb
“ymarki” (يماركي) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to score a goal.
Meanings
- to score a goal
- to note down, write
- to make a mark
Usage
Ymarki is a borrowing adapted from French "marquer", conjugated in darja: marka, ymarki, markitha. It is very common in football, where marka but means "he scored a goal". It is also used to note down information (marki numérou, "write down the number") or to flag an object with a mark. The register is informal and everyday. The participle mmarki or marki can also describe something marked or stained.
Example
ماركا جوج بيات في الماتش
marka jouj buts fel match
“He scored two goals in the match.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ymarki”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.