dyalha ديالها
Moroccan Darija · pronoun
“dyalha” (ديالها) is a pronoun in Moroccan Darija meaning her (possessive).
Meanings
- her (possessive)
- hers
Usage
Dyalha is formed from dyal ("of, belonging to") and the suffix -ha ("she, her"). It marks possession by a woman. It is placed after the noun, which usually takes the article: lktab dyalha, "her book". Used on its own, it means "hers": had tomobil dyalha, "this car is hers". It does not vary with the gender of the thing possessed. The suffixed possessive (ktabha) also exists, but it is more fixed and often reserved for family members and body parts.
Example
هادا كتاب ديالها
hada ktab dyalha
“This is her book.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dyalha” but also “dialha”, “dyal8a”, “dial8a” and “diyalha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.