mazal مازال
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“mazal” (مازال) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning still, yet.
Meanings
- still, yet
- not yet (with negation)
Usage
A very common word that marks the continuation of a state: mazal fiyya lberd (I'm still cold). It combines with suffixed pronouns: mazalni (I am still), mazal (he is still), mazala (she is still). Followed by a verbal negation, it means "not yet": mazal ma jach (he hasn't come yet). Used alone as an answer, mazal means "not yet". Mazal waqt means "there is still time". Note: "again" is not said mazal, but 3awtani.
Example
مازال فيا لبرد
mazal fiyya lberd
“I'm still cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mazal” but also “mazel”, “mazaal” and “mezal”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mazal” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written مزال, where it means “still, yet”; “not yet (with negation)”: mazal in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “still, yet”; “not yet (with negation)”: mazel in Tunisian.