bloka بلوكا
Moroccan Darija · verb
“bloka” (بلوكا) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to block, to jam.
Meanings
- to block, to jam
- to block someone (online, phone)
- to plug, to obstruct
Usage
Bloka is an adapted borrowing from French "bloquer", fully integrated into darija conjugation: bloka, kaybloki, ybloki, imperative bloki. The form tbloka means "to get stuck" or "to be blocked". It is used for a door, a lock, a machine, a road or an account. It is very frequent for "blocking someone" on social media or on the phone. It is an informal, very common word, especially among young people. The participle mbloki means "blocked": "telefon mbloki", "the phone is blocked".
Example
بلوكاني فالفيسبوك بلا سبة
blokani f facebook bla sebba
“He blocked me on Facebook for no reason.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanbloki | blokit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katbloki | blokiti | bloki |
| nti (you, f.) | katbloki | blokiti | bloki |
| howa (he) | kaybloki | bloka | |
| hiya (she) | katbloki | blokaat | |
| 7na (we) | kanblokiw | blokina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katblokiw | blokito | blokiw |
| homa (they) | kayblokiw | blokao |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bloka” but also “blouka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.