majalla مجلة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“majalla” (مجلة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning magazine.
Meanings
- magazine
- specialized journal, periodical
Usage
Majalla, often pronounced majla, means a magazine or periodical, as opposed to the daily newspaper, called jarida. The word is used for general-interest press as well as for specialized or scientific journals. It is common in all registers. The plural is majallat. In casual conversation, some people also say "magazine", as in French. Typical construction: majalla dial or majalla d, followed by the topic, for example majalla dial riyada, "a sports magazine".
Example
بغيت شي مجلة عربية
bghit shi majla 3arabiya
“I'd like a magazine in Arabic.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “majalla” but also “majala”, “majla” and “mjalla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “majalla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “magazine, periodical”; “legal code”: majalla in Tunisian.