modmin مدمن
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“modmin” (مدمن) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning dependent, addict.
Meanings
- dependent, addict
- excessively keen, hooked
Usage
Modmin is constructed with 3la: modmin 3la lkhmer, modmin 3la lqmar, modmin 3la ttelephone. It is used in the strict sense, for dependence on a drug or alcohol, but also more lightly for someone who can't let go of an activity. The word has a fairly serious tone, close to Standard Arabic. In a more informal register, one would rather say mbli b, "caught up in, hooked on". The feminine is modmina.
Example
راه مدمن على اللعب
rah moudmin 3la le3b
“He's addicted to gambling.”
Forms
| feminine | modmina |
|---|---|
| plural | modminin |
| feminine plural | modminat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “modmin” but also “moudmin”, “moudmine” and “mudmin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “modmin” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “hooked, passionate about”; “addicted (drugs, tobacco)”: medmen in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “drug addict, dependent”; “hooked, obsessed (informal)”: modmen in Tunisian.