jami3a جامعة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jami3a” (جامعة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning university, uni.
Meanings
- university, uni
Usage
Jami3a means the university, both as an institution and as a physical place. In conversation people often say "ljami3a" with the article, or more informally "lfac", borrowed from French. For a specific institution, the construct state is used: "jami3at Mohammed lkhamis". Students say "kan9ra f ljami3a" (I study at university). Do not confuse this word with "jame3" (mosque), which comes from the same root. The term is neutral and used in all registers. The plural is "jami3at".
Example
يالله رجعت من جامعة.
yallah rje3t men jami3a.
“I've just come back from university.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jami3a” but also “jami3at” and “jam3a”. 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.
Type “jami3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “university”; “campus, uni”: jami3a in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “university”; “federation (sports)”: jem3a in Tunisian.