modarrib مدرّب
Moroccan Darija · noun
“modarrib” (مدرّب) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning coach, sports trainer.
Meanings
- coach, sports trainer
- trained, practised
Usage
Read modarrib, this word means the coach of a team or a gym. It is heard a lot in football commentary: lmodarrib dyal lferqa. In everyday conversation, many people also say the French entraîneur or coach. Read mderreb, the same word is the participle of derreb, "to train, to get used to", and means "trained, seasoned": mderreb 3la lkhedma. Context tells you which reading to choose.
Example
المدرب بدّل جوج لعابة فالشوط التاني
lmodarrib beddel jouj l3ab fchout tani
“The coach substituted two players in the second half.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “modarrib” but also “modarib”, “modrrib” and “mdereb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.