hujumi هجومي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“hujumi” (هجومي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning offensive, attack-minded.
Meanings
- offensive, attack-minded
- aggressive, virulent (remarks)
Usage
Hujumi is an adjective taken from Standard Arabic. It means "offensive" in the sense of "oriented toward attack". It is used mainly in football ("la3b hujumi", attacking play) and in sports or political commentary. It can also describe an aggressive tone or speech. The feminine is hujumiya. Beware of a false friend: hujumi does not mean "offensive" in the sense of "insulting". To say that words hurt, use expressions like "kayjre7" (it hurts) or "klam khayb" (nasty words). The register is rather formal or media-style.
Example
ماكانش هجومي ولكن كان معقول
makanch 8ojoumi walakin kan m39oul
“It wasn't aggressive, but it was reasonable.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hujumi” but also “8ojoumi”, “hojoumi” and “8ojomi”. 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.