mo7akama محاكمة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mo7akama” (محاكمة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning trial, court case.
Meanings
- trial, court case
- court hearing
Usage
Mo7akama means a trial in court. The word is common in the news and when talking about a legal case. Typical constructions are dar lih mo7akama ("he was put on trial") and l-mo7akama ttejjlat ("the trial was postponed"). The plural is mo7akamat. In everyday speech you also hear l-me7kama ("the court") or the verb t7akem ("to stand trial"). Do not confuse it with mou5amara ("adventure"): the two words look alike in arabizi but have nothing to do with each other in meaning.
Example
المحاكمة ديالو غدا
lmo7akama dyalo ghedda
“His trial is tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mo7akama” but also “mohakama”, “mou7akama”, “m7akma” and “mo7aakama”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.