mertabet مرتابط
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mertabet” (مرتابط) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning in a relationship, taken.
Meanings
- in a relationship, taken
- linked, tied
Usage
Mertabet is mainly used to say that a person is in a romantic relationship or is committed to someone: "wach nta mertabet?" (are you in a relationship?). The feminine is mertabta, the plural mertabtin. It is a common word among young people and on social media. It does not necessarily mean an official engagement, which is rather expressed by mkhetteb. In the broader sense, it means "linked" or "tied" to something: a job, a place, an obligation, often with the preposition b: "mertabet b lkhedma" (tied up with work).
Example
واش نتي مرتابطة؟
wach nti mertabta?
“Are you in a relationship?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mertabet” but also “mrtabt”, “mrtabet”, “mertabt” and “mortabit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.