mde7 مدح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“mde7” (مدح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to praise, extol.
Meanings
- to praise, extol
- to sing praises (of the Prophet)
Usage
Mde7 means "to praise, to speak highly of someone or something". In the present, it is conjugated ymde7. The object is direct: mde7 ostadu, "he praised his teacher". One also says mde7 f…, with a slightly more colloquial nuance. The corresponding noun is lmde7, "praise". In a religious context, it also refers to songs of praise for the Prophet, performed by the mdda7a at festivals and moussems. In everyday conversation, to "compliment", chker ("to thank, to praise") or phrases with zwin are also used. Mde7 keeps a somewhat more solemn tone.
Example
أنا غادي ن مدح لي قراوني
ana ghadi n mde7 li 9rawni
“I'm going to praise those who taught me.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanmde7 | mde7t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katmde7 | mde7ti | mde7 |
| nti (you, f.) | katmd7i | mde7ti | md7i |
| howa (he) | kaymde7 | mde7 | |
| hiya (she) | katmde7 | md7at | |
| 7na (we) | kanmd7o | md7na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katmd7o | mde7to | md7o |
| homa (they) | kaymd7o | md7o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mde7” but also “mdah”, “medde7”, “mda7” and “madh”. 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.