mdroub مضروب

Moroccan Darija · adjective

“mdroub” (مضروب) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning multiplied by (arithmetic).

Meanings

1. multiplied by (arithmetic)
2. hit, beaten

Usage

Mdroub is the passive participle of the verb drab, "to hit". In arithmetic it is used for multiplication, followed by the preposition f: juj mdroub f tlata, "two times three". This is the formula recited at school when learning the times tables. In its literal sense it describes a person or object that has been hit or struck: mdroub b-ḥajra, "hit by a stone". The feminine is mdrouba. An English speaker should remember that in arithmetic one says f and not b.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdroub” but also “mderoub”, “mdrob” and “madroub”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mdroub” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “hit, beaten”; “times (multiplication)”: madhroub in Tunisian.