mjhoul مجهول
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mjhoul” (مجهول) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unknown.
Meanings
- unknown
- anonymous, of unknown identity
Usage
Mjhul describes a person or thing whose identity or origin is not known. It is used mainly in the expressions mjhul lhawiya, "of unknown identity", and numéro mjhul, "unknown number", for example for a hidden caller ID. The register is fairly formal: the word comes from standard Arabic and often appears in the media and in crime news. In everyday conversation, people more readily say ma ma3rufch for "we don't know him". The feminine is mjhula.
Example
راه مجهول هاد سيد
rah mjhoul had siyed
“This man is unknown.”
Forms
| feminine | mj8oula |
|---|---|
| plural | mj8oulin |
| feminine plural | mj8oulat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mjhoul” but also “mj8oul”, “mj8ol”, “majhoul” and “mjhol”. 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.