bellegh بلّغ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“bellegh” (بلّغ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to report to the authorities.
Meanings
- to report to the authorities
- to inform, pass on a message
Usage
Bellegh (imperfect ybellegh) is used mainly to report someone or something to the authorities. It is constructed with 3la or b- before the person concerned: bellegh 3lih lbolis, "he reported him to the police". In a more formal register, it means to pass on a message or greetings, for example bellegh slami, "pass on my greetings". The first sense is very common in crime news and neighbor disputes. Be careful: in speech, b- before a pronoun is often pronounced big or bik.
Example
ضروري ن بلّغ بيڭ لبوليس
darori n bllegh big lbouliss
“I have to report you to the police.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanbellegh | belleght | |
| nta (you, m.) | katbellegh | belleghti | bellegh |
| nti (you, f.) | katbellghi | belleghti | bellghi |
| howa (he) | kaybellegh | bellegh | |
| hiya (she) | katbellegh | bellehat | |
| 7na (we) | kanbellgho | bellehna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katbellgho | bellehto | bellgho |
| homa (they) | kaybellgho | belleho |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bellegh” but also “bllegh”, “ballagh” and “bellagh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bellegh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to convey (greetings, message)”; “to report, denounce”: balagh in Algerian.