dyawlna دياولنا
Moroccan Darija · pronoun
“dyawlna” (دياولنا) is a pronoun in Moroccan Darija meaning our (with a plural noun).
Meanings
- our (with a plural noun)
- ours
Usage
Dyawlna is the plural form of dyalna ("our, ours"). It is used with a plural noun or to refer to several possessed objects: lktouba dyawlna, "our books." This form is more frequent among some speakers and in some regions, or in a more traditional way of speaking. Many Moroccans simply say dyalna in all cases, and that is not a mistake. Here the plural applies to the thing possessed, not to the possessors, which can throw off an English speaker.
Example
هاد الكتوبة دياولنا
had lktouba dyawlna
“These books are ours.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dyawlna” but also “diawlna”, “dyawelna” and “dialna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.