momtaz ممتاز
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“momtaz” (ممتاز) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning excellent, perfect.
Meanings
- excellent, perfect
- great! (approval)
Usage
Momtaz describes what is of very good quality: a meal, a piece of work, a day, a person. The feminine is momtaza and the plural momtazin. The word comes from Standard Arabic but is perfectly common in speech. Used on its own, it expresses approval, like "perfect!" or "great!". It is stronger than mzyan, "good", and a bit more formal than zwin or nadi, which are heard in young people's casual speech. It is also found in school evaluations, where it corresponds to the highest grade.
Example
أنا، نهاري كان ممتاز
ana, n8ari kan momtaz
“Me, my day was excellent.”
Forms
| feminine | momtaza |
|---|---|
| plural | momtazin |
| feminine plural | momtazat |
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 “momtaz” but also “mumtaz”, “momtaaz” and “mumtaaz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “momtaz” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “excellent, very good quality”; “perfect, great (approval)”: mumtaz in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “excellent, very good”; “"excellent" grade (school)”: momtez in Tunisian.