mol7id ملحد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mol7id” (ملحد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning atheist.
Meanings
- atheist
- unbeliever (pejorative)
Usage
The word mol7id is a learned term, borrowed from Standard Arabic. It is heard in debates, on social media and in discussions about religion, to refer to a person who does not believe in God. Depending on the tone, it can be purely descriptive or serve as an accusation, since the subject remains sensitive. The feminine is mol7ida, the plural mol7idin. In casual conversation, people often prefer phrases like ma kaytiqch b Allah, "he doesn't believe in God". The word is not used for a person who is simply non-practising: for that, say ma kaySellich.
Example
قال ليهم راه ملحد وما كيآمنش بشي حاجة
gal lihom rah mol7id w ma kaye2menx b chi 7aja
“He told them he was an atheist and didn't believe in anything.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mol7id” but also “molhid”, “mul7id” and “mulhid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.