mjhoud مجهود
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mjhoud” (مجهود) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning effort.
Meanings
- effort
- trouble taken for someone
Usage
Mjhud (or mejhud) refers to effort made, physical or mental. The most typical construction is dir mjhud, "to make an effort". One also says bdel mjhud, "to put in an effort", in a slightly more formal register. The plural mjhudat is heard mostly in formal or journalistic language. The word is also used to acknowledge the trouble someone has taken: 3ndu mjhud kbir, "he has made great efforts". It is neutral and understood by everyone. It should not be confused with mjehhed, "strong, intense".
Example
خاصك دير مجهود
khasak dir majhod
“You need to make an effort.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mjhoud” but also “majhoud”, “mejhoud”, “mjhod” and “mj8oud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “mjhoud” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “effort”; “work put in”: majhoud in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “effort”; “work put in, hard work”: majhoud in Tunisian.