gol قول
Moroccan Darija · verb
“gol” (قول) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning say! (imperative).
Meanings
- say! (imperative)
- to say, to utter
Usage
Gol is the imperative of the verb gal / igoul, "to say". The pronunciation with g is dominant across most of the country. In some cities, such as Fès or Tétouan, it is pronounced with q: 9ol. The forms are goli for the feminine and golo for the plural. It is used in everyday religious formulas: "gol bismillah" before starting something, "gol l7amdoulillah" to prompt someone to give thanks. "Golih" means "tell him/her". The noun qawl ("word, saying") belongs mostly to a more formal register.
Example
قول بسم الله
gol bismilah
“Say "bismillah".”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gol” but also “goul”, “9ol”, “9oul” and “qol”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “gol” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “say! tell! (imperative)”; “word, statement”: goul in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “say! tell! (imperative)”; “word, statement”: 9oul in Tunisian.