morahi9 مراهق
Moroccan Darija · noun
“morahi9” (مراهق) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning teenager.
Meanings
- teenager
- teenage; immature
Usage
A word borrowed from Modern Standard Arabic, increasingly common in speech, especially about young people and education. The feminine is morahi9a and the plural is morahi9in. The period of adolescence is called l-moraha9a. The word is also used, with a mocking nuance, for an adult who behaves immaturely: "ba9i morahi9" (he's still a teenager). In a more colloquial register, drri or chabb are also used to talk about a young person. The register is neutral, slightly formal.
Example
ولدي مراهق وما بقاش كيسمع الكلام
wldi morahi9 w ma b9ach kaysme3 lklam
“My son is a teenager and he doesn't listen anymore.”
Forms
| feminine | mora8i9a |
|---|---|
| plural | mora8i9in |
| feminine plural | mora8i9at |
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 “morahi9” but also “mora8i9”, “mourahi9”, “moraa8i9” and “murahiq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.