barlaman برلمان
Moroccan Darija · noun
“barlaman” (برلمان) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning parliament.
Meanings
- parliament
Usage
The noun barlaman refers to parliament, in particular the Moroccan legislative institution. It is common in political discussions, in the news and on social media, often in a critical or mocking tone toward elected officials. It is used with the article: lbarlaman, or f lbarlaman for "in parliament". The term stays close to its Standard Arabic form and fits easily into a darija sentence. Speakers who use French also sometimes say the French word parlement.
Example
داك القانون مازال ما دازش فالبرلمان
dak l9anon mazal ma dazch f lbarlaman
“That law hasn't passed in parliament yet.”
Forms
| plural | brlamanat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “barlaman” but also “brlaman”, “barlamane” and “berlaman”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “barlaman” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “parliament, legislative assembly”: barlamen in Tunisian.