mchrou3 9anoun مشروع قانون
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mchrou3 9anoun” (مشروع قانون) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bill (proposed law).
Meanings
- bill (proposed law)
Usage
Mechrou3 9anoun is an expression borrowed as is from legal and political vocabulary. It is mostly heard in TV news, parliamentary debates (lbarlaman) and discussions of current affairs. It refers to a legal text proposed by the government and not yet adopted. The plural is machari3 9awanin. The typical construction is "l7oukouma 9eddmat mechrou3 9anoun": the government has presented a bill. In ordinary conversation, people often just say "9anoun jdid", a new law, without distinguishing the bill from the enacted text. The register remains formal and media-style.
Example
البرلمان غادي يناقش مشروع قانون جديد
lbarlaman ghadi ynaa9ech mchrou3 9anoun jdid
“Parliament is going to debate a new bill.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mchrou3 9anoun” but also “mchro3 9anon”, “mchro3 9anoun”, “machrou3 9anoun” and “mechrou3 9anoun”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.