mojtama3 مجتمع
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mojtama3” (مجتمع) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning society.
Meanings
- society
- community
Usage
Mojtama3 is a standard Arabic word that has come into use for talking about society as a whole, its norms and its problems: lmojtama3 lmaghribi, "Moroccan society". It is heard mostly in serious discussions, in the media and on social networks. Note: it does not mean a company, which is called charika. In a more colloquial register, people readily say nnas, "people", to refer to social scrutiny or pressure. The plural is mojtama3at.
Example
لمجتمع ديالنا كيهضر بزاف على الناس
lmojtama3 dyalna kayhder bzaf 3la nnas
“Our society talks a lot about people.”
Forms
| plural | mojtama3at |
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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 “mojtama3” but also “mujtama3”, “moujtama3” and “mjtam3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.