How to say “civil” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “madani”; in Algerian, “madani”; in Tunisian, “madani”.
In Moroccan Darija
madani مدني
An adjective meaning “civil, relating to citizens”; “civilian, non-military”.
خاصني نمشي للحالة المدنية نجيب عقد الازدياد: “I have to go to the civil registry office to get my birth certificate.”
In Algerian Darja
madani مدني
An adjective meaning “civil (as opposed to military)”; “civic”.
دولة مدنية ماشي عسكرية: “A civil state, not a military one.”
In Tunisian Derja
madani مدني
An adjective meaning “civil, of civil society”; “civilian, non-military”; “civic”.
المجتمع المدني عاون برشا العايلات الفقيرة.: “Civil society helped a lot of poor families.”