ma9addch ماقادش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“ma9addch” (ماقادش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning not capable, not up to it.
Meanings
- not capable, not up to it
- unable to cope with
Usage
Ma9addch is the negative form of 9add (capable, up to it). In some regions it is often pronounced with a g: magaddch. It is built with an imperfect verb (ma9addch nkhdem) or with 3la + noun or pronoun (ma9addch 3lih, "I'm no match for him"). The word stresses lack of ability or strength more than ma9aderch, which can also express a mere impediment. It is common and informal. The negation wraps around the word. The pronoun is not expressed: context indicates the person.
Example
واش كاتحسّ براسك ماقادّش توصل ل أهداف لي عوّلتي عليها?
wach kat7ess brask ma9addch tossel l a8daf lli 3wwlti 3liha?
“Do you feel you're not able to reach the goals you were counting on?”
Forms
| feminine | magaddach |
|---|---|
| plural | magaddinch |
| feminine plural | magaddatch |
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 “ma9addch” but also “magaddch”, “ma9adch”, “magadch” and “maqaddch”. 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.