dorijin دوريجين
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“dorijin” (دوريجين) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning original, genuine, not counterfeit.
Meanings
- original, genuine, not counterfeit
- good quality, reliable
Usage
Dorijin comes from the French "d'origine". It is commonly used as an invariable adjective. It is said above all of an authentic branded product, as opposed to counterfeits or imitations: marka dorijin, a dorijin part for a car, a dorijin charger. The opposite is machi dorijin, or taywani or tqlid. In colloquial speech the word can also describe something or someone as "real" or reliable. It agrees in neither gender nor number.
Example
راه ماركة دوريجين هادي
rah marka dorijin hadi
“This one is an original brand.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dorijin” but also “dourijin”, “dourijine” and “dorigine”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.