joghrafia جغرافيا

Moroccan Darija · noun

“joghrafia” (جغرافيا) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning geography (field, school subject).

Meanings

1. geography (field, school subject)

Usage

Joghrafia means geography, especially as a school subject. People commonly say ttarikh w joghrafia for "history-geography". The word is feminine and takes the article: ljoghrafia. It belongs to the vocabulary of school and the media. In French-speaking families or at school, the French "géo" or "géographie" is also heard very often. The pronunciation of gh, close to a guttural r, may surprise a beginner. To talk about a place, its location or its terrain, a paraphrase is generally preferred to this learned term.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “joghrafia” but also “joghrafya” and “jughrafia”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “joghrafia” on the Arabic keyboard

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