mo9arana مقارنة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mo9arana” (مقارنة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning comparison.
Meanings
- comparison
Usage
Mo9arana refers to the act of comparing two things or two people. The word comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a rather careful register. It is heard notably in "ma kaynach mo9arana", "there is no comparison", which stresses great superiority. One also says "dir mo9arana bin…" (compare… and…) or "blmo9arana m3a…" (compared to…). In casual speech, the verb 9ares or phrases like "bḥal… ?" are often preferred. Not to be confused with mo9araba, "approach".
Example
ماكايناش مقارنة بين جوج
ma kaynach mo9arana bin juj
“There's no comparison between the two.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mo9arana” but also “moqarana”, “m9arna” and “mu9arana”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.