mojarrad مجرّد

Moroccan Darija · adjective

“mojarrad” (مجرّد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning mere, just a.

Meanings

1. mere, just a
2. as soon as (mojarrad ma)
3. abstract

Usage

Mojarrad is placed before a noun to downplay it: mojarrad klam, "nothing but words", or mojarrad sou2al, "just a question". It is equivalent to "mere" or "it's only". The phrase mojarrad ma, followed by a verb, means "as soon as": mojarrad ma wselt, "as soon as I arrived". This word comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a somewhat formal register. In a more colloquial register, ghir is often used. The sense "abstract" is limited to academic or scholarly language.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mojarrad” but also “mojrrad”, “mojarad”, “mjrd” and “mojerrad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mojarrad” on the Arabic keyboard