mo3jiza معجزة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mo3jiza” (معجزة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning miracle.
Meanings
- miracle
- extraordinary thing, marvel
Usage
Mo3jiza means a miracle in the religious sense, but also, more commonly, an unexpected event or an unlikely success. B7al chi mo3jiza means "as if by miracle". It is also used ironically: hadi mo3jiza!, "it's a miracle!", for example when someone finally arrives on time. The plural is mo3jizat. The pronunciation stays close to standard Arabic. Note: sentence 1 of the sources contains a different word, m3gaza, "lazy", wrongly written as mo3jiza.
Example
و بحال شي معجزة, ماعمرو خسر و أنا فيه باقي
o b7al chi mo3jiza, ma3emro khser o ana fih ba9i
“And as if by miracle, it never broke down while I was in it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mo3jiza” but also “mou3jiza”, “m3jiza” and “mo3jizat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.