mji مجي
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mji” (مجي) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning coming, act of coming.
Meanings
- coming, act of coming
- arrival
Usage
Lmji is the verbal noun of ja / yji, "to come". It means the act of coming or the arrival, often contrasted with rwah, "going, departure": lmji u rwah, "comings and goings". It is also used in expressions such as f lmji, "on the way here", or fi lmji dyalek, "when you come". To talk about a specific person's arrival, the form mjiya with a possessive is often preferred, as in mjiytek, "your coming". The word is informal and common.
Example
تعبت من المجي والرواح
t3ebt mn lmji w rwah
“I'm tired of all the comings and goings.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mji” but also “mjii” and “mjie”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.