idari إداري
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“idari” (إداري) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning administrative.
Meanings
- administrative
- administrative employee
Usage
Idari is used mainly in the vocabulary of paperwork and work. The feminine is idariya and the plural is idariyin. People say lwraq l'idariya, "administrative papers", or lmouddaf l'idari, "the administrative official". Used as a noun, it refers to a member of the administrative staff, as opposed to teachers or doctors: howa idari f lmadrasa, "he works in the school's administration". The register is neutral, a little formal, and the word is very widespread. Many speakers replace it with the French "administratif" in the same sentence.
Example
خدام إداري فالسبيطار
khddam idari f sbitar
“He works as an administrative employee at the hospital.”
Forms
| feminine | idaaria |
|---|---|
| plural | idaariyin |
| feminine plural | idaariat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “idari” but also “idaari” and “idariya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.