mohima مهمة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mohima” (مهمة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning mission, assigned task.
Meanings
- mission, assigned task
- duty, responsibility
Usage
A noun of Classical origin, used in Morocco for a specific mission or task entrusted to someone, in a professional, administrative or military setting. It keeps a somewhat formal register; for a simple chore, people would rather say khedma. Important pitfall: the same form mohimma is also the feminine of the adjective mohim, "important", and this use dominates in conversation: chi 7aja mohimma, "something important". Context tells the noun from the adjective. Plural of the noun: mahamm.
Example
عطاوه مهمة صعيبة ف الخدمة
3taweh mohimma s3iba f lkhedma
“They gave him a difficult assignment at work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mohima” but also “mohimma”, “mouhima”, “mo8imma” and “mouhimma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “mohima” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “mission, work trip”; “task, duty”: mahamma in Tunisian.