jozz جزء
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jozz” (جزء) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning part, piece.
Meanings
- part, piece
- section of a whole
Usage
Joz2 means "a part" of a whole. It is a noun, despite the gloss "partial". It is constructed with men: "joz2 men lmochkil" (part of the problem), "joz2 mni" (part of me). The word comes from Standard Arabic and keeps a somewhat formal tone; in everyday conversation, people often say terf (piece) or chi chwiya (a little) for a quantity. The plural is ajza2. The final hamza is often written 2 in arabizi. It also refers to a part of the Quran.
Example
وايه، يقدر يكون هادا جزء من المشكلة
wayeh, i9dar ikon hada joz2 mn lmochkila
“Yes, this could be part of the problem.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “jozz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.