manaje7ch ماناجحش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“manaje7ch” (ماناجحش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unsuccessful, failed.
Meanings
- unsuccessful, failed
- failed (an exam)
Usage
Manaje7ch is the negation of naje7 (successful, passed), with ma- in front and -ch at the end. It is said of a project, a business, a marriage, or a pupil who did not succeed: manaje7ch f lbac "he didn't pass the bac". The construction with l- (liya, lih) shows who the failure happens to: manaje7ch liya "it didn't work out for me". The feminine is manaj7ach. For the action itself, the verb is used: ma-nje7ch.
Example
راه ماناجحش ليا هد لمشروع
rah manaje7ch liya hd lmechrou3
“This project didn't work out for me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “manaje7ch” but also “manaj7ch” and “manajehch”. 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.