lowwel لوّل
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“lowwel” (لوّل) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning first.
Meanings
- first
- first, firstly
- mn lowwel: from the start
Usage
Lowwel means "first". The feminine is lowla and the plural lowlin. It often follows the noun it goes with: "nhar lowwel" (the first day), "lmerra lowla" (the first time). Used alone after a verb, it takes an adverbial sense: "sir nta lowwel" (you go first). "Mn lowwel" means "from the start", "from the outset", and can also mean "compared to before": "hsen mn lowwel" (better than before). The word belongs to the everyday register.
Example
نهار لول عرفت السانك طويل
nhar lwel 3erft lsanek twil
“On the first day I knew you had the gift of the gab.”
Forms
| feminine | lwwla |
|---|---|
| plural | lwwlin |
| feminine plural | lwwlat |
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 “lowwel” but also “lowel”, “lwwl”, “lowwl” and “luwwel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lowwel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “first”; “at the beginning, at first”: lewel in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “first”; “the beginning”: lowel in Tunisian.