How to say “of” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “dyal” and “ta3”; in Algerian, “nta3”; in Tunisian, “mta3”, “ta3” and “mta”.
In Moroccan Darija
dyal ديال
A preposition meaning “of (belonging)”; “belonging to (with suffix)”; “of (material, kind)”.
فشمال ديال هنا.: “It's north of here.”
ta3 تاع
A preposition meaning “of (belonging, possession)”; “belonging to”.
مقاس تاع دفار: “Nail clippers.”
In Algerian Darja
nta3 نتاع
A preposition meaning “of, belonging to”; “related to, concerning”.
هادي الطوموبيل نتاع خويا: “This car is my brother's.”
In Tunisian Derja
mta3 متاع
A preposition meaning “of, belonging to”; “mine, yours (with suffix)”.
تغزر ال قاع ال كاس متاعك: “You're looking at the bottom of your glass.”
ta3 تاع
A preposition meaning “of (belonging, possession)”; “mine, yours (with pronoun)”.
هاذي الكرهبة تاع خويا: “This car is my brother's.”
mta متا
A preposition meaning “of (belonging), short form of mta3”.
هذا الكتاب متا خويا.: “This book is my brother's.”