m9boul مقبول
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“m9boul” (مقبول) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning acceptable, admissible.
Meanings
- acceptable, admissible
- nice, pleasant, likeable
Usage
M9boul first means "acceptable": "hadchi machi m9boul" (this is not acceptable), "wach m9boul?" (is that okay?). In darija, it also applies to people, in the sense of "likeable, appealing, charming". Thus "ch7al m9boul had dderri!" means "what a cute boy!". Used this way, it is a real compliment, without the "passable" connotation. For a school grade, however, it keeps the sense of "passable".
Example
هادشي ماشي مقبول
hadchi machi m9boul
“This is not acceptable.”
Forms
| feminine | m9boula |
|---|---|
| plural | m9boulin |
| feminine plural | m9boulat |
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 “m9boul” but also “ma9boul”, “me9boul”, “m9bol” and “maqboul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “m9boul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “acceptable, passable”; “accepted, approved”: ma9boul in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “acceptable, decent”; “accepted (prayer, fast)”: ma9boul in Tunisian.