jouj جوج
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“jouj” (جوج) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning two.
Meanings
- two
- a pair, two units
Usage
Jouj is the ordinary word for "two" when counting things. It goes before the noun, most often in the plural: jouj ktoba (two books). With certain nouns, a d is inserted: jouj d nnas (two people). For compound numbers, tnin is used: tnin u 3echrin (twenty-two). Nhar tnin means Monday. Bjouj means "both" or "together": jiw bjouj (come, both of you). In the North and in some cities, you also hear zouj. Remember that jouj is used for counting and tnin for compound numbers.
Example
قطعها على جوج
9TTa3ha 3la jouj
“Cut it in two.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jouj” but also “joj”, “juj” and “jooj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jouj” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “two”; “a pair, a couple”: jouj in Algerian.