moraja3a مراجعة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“moraja3a” (مراجعة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning revision (of lessons).
Meanings
- revision (of lessons)
- proofreading, checking
Usage
A word of Standard Arabic origin, very common among pupils and students. It is used mainly for revising lessons before an exam, for example in "3ndi l-moraja3a" (I have revision to do). The corresponding verb is raja3 / kan-raja3: kan-raja3 d-durus means "I'm revising the lessons". The word is also used for checking a document, an account or a decision. The plural is moraja3at. The register is neutral, rather academic. Do not confuse it with rja3, which means "to come back".
Example
عندي بزاف ديال المراجعة قبل الامتحان
3ndi bzaf dyal lmoraja3a 9bel lmti7an
“I have a lot of revision before the exam.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moraja3a” but also “mouraja3a”, “muraja3a”, “moraja3” and “mraj3a”. 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.
Type “moraja3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “revision (studying before an exam)”; “review, checking over work”: mouraja3a in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “revision (of lessons)”; “review, reassessment”: mraj3a in Tunisian.