mirikani ميريكاني
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mirikani” (ميريكاني) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning American (from the United States).
Meanings
- American (from the United States)
Usage
Mirikani is the adjective derived from Mirikan. It means "American", that is, "from the United States". It is used for people and things alike: patron mirikani, film mirikani. The feminine is mirikaniya and the plural mirikaniyin. With the article, lmirikaniyin means "the Americans". Placed after the noun, it works as an attributive adjective. On its own, it can also serve as a noun: "wa7d lmirikani", "an American". The form amriki belongs more to standard Arabic and the media.
Example
واش نتا ميريكاني؟
wach nta mirikani?
“Are you American?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mirikani” but also “mirikany”, “merikani” and “mirikaniya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.