janoubi جنوبي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“janoubi” (جنوبي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning southern, of the south.
Meanings
- southern, of the south
- person from the South
Usage
Janoubi describes anything relating to the south. Its feminine is janoubiya and its plural is janoubiyin. It appears in expressions such as l-manaṭiq l-janoubiya, "the southern regions". Used as a noun, it means a person from the south of the country. The word belongs to a neutral or formal register: geography, weather, news. In conversation, people more readily say men l-janoub, "from the south", or name the city or region directly.
Example
فالمناطق الجنوبية الحرارة كتكون طالعة بزاف
f lmanati9 ljanoubiya l7rara katkoun tal3a bzaf
“In the southern regions it gets very hot.”
Forms
| feminine | janoubia |
|---|---|
| plural | janoubiyin |
| feminine plural | janoubyyat |
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 “janoubi” but also “janobi”, “jnoubi” and “janubi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “janoubi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “southern, from the south”; “from southern Tunisia”: jnoubi in Tunisian.