m7loul محلول
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“m7loul” (محلول) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning open (door, shop, object).
Meanings
- open (door, shop, object)
- loose-lipped, can't keep secrets
Usage
M7loul is the passive participle of 7ell, "to open". It describes an open door, window, shop, bottle or tap. Its opposite is msdoud, "closed". The feminine is m7loula and the plural m7loulin. Figuratively, "fommo m7loul", literally "his mouth is open", is said of someone who can't keep a secret. Note that for a business, one says both "l7anout m7loula" and "7ell l7anout". The word is common and neutral.
Example
راني كنت لقيتو محلول.
rani knt l9itou m7loul.
“I had found it open.”
Forms
| feminine | m7loula |
|---|---|
| plural | m7loulin |
| feminine plural | m7loulat |
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 “m7loul” but also “m7lol”, “me7loul”, “mahloul”, “m7lul” and “me7lol”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.