jama3i جماعي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“jama3i” (جماعي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning collective, done as a group.
Meanings
- collective, done as a group
- mass
Usage
Jama3i describes what is done by several people or concerns a group: "3amal jama3i" (teamwork), "ftour jama3i" (breaking the fast together, common during Ramadan in associations or companies), "3ilaj jama3i" (group therapy). The word comes from the standard register but has become well integrated into spoken language, especially in fixed expressions. It goes after the noun and agrees: jama3iya in the feminine. In everyday conversation, people also say "m3a b3diyatna" or "kamlin" to express the idea of doing something together.
Example
هادا عمل جماعي
hada 3amal jama3i
“This is teamwork.”
Forms
| feminine | jama3ia |
|---|---|
| plural | jama3iyin |
| feminine plural | jama3iat |
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 “jama3i” but also “jma3i”, “jama3y” and “jamaai”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.