mojrim مجرم
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mojrim” (مجرم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning criminal, offender.
Meanings
- criminal, offender
- ruthless, merciless (hyperbole)
Usage
Mojrim refers to a person who has committed a crime or a serious offence. It is used as a noun ("a criminal") or as a predicate adjective: howa mojrim. The word comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a fairly formal or journalistic register, but it is well understood and common, especially in crime news and conversations about justice. It can also be used hyperbolically for someone very harsh or merciless. The feminine is mojrima, the plural mojrimin. Do not confuse it with mjrem, without the initial vowel, which some people write for the same word.
Example
هو مجرم خطير
howwa mojrim khaTir
“He is a dangerous criminal.”
Forms
| feminine | mojrima |
|---|---|
| plural | mojrimin |
| feminine plural | mojrimat |
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 “mojrim” but also “moujrim”, “mujrim”, “mjrim” and “mojrime”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mojrim” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “criminal, wrongdoer”; “cruel, unscrupulous person”: mojrem in Tunisian.