aghlab أغلب
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“aghlab” (أغلب) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning most of, the majority of.
Meanings
- most of, the majority of
- most of the time (f l-aghlab)
Usage
Aghlab is placed before a definite noun and means "most of": aghlab nnas, "most people". It is often combined with a possessive: aghlab wqti, "most of my time". The phrase "f l-aghlab" means "most often, generally". The register is neutral, a little more polished than bezzaf d. Pitfall: do not confuse it with aghlabiya, "majority", which is used rather as a noun: l-aghlabiya d nnas.
Example
أنا مرة مرة كاندير أغلب التمارين ديالي و عموما كانحضر
ana marra marra kandir aghlab ttamarin dyali o 3omoman kan7dr
“Me, now and then I do most of my exercises, and in general I show up.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “aghlab” but also “aghleb”, “arlab” and “aghlabia”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “aghlab” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “most, the majority”; “most often, probably”: aghlab in Tunisian.