moudakkira مذكرة

Moroccan Darija · noun

“moudakkira” (مذكرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning notebook, notepad.

Meanings

1. notebook, notepad
2. written note, memo
3. thesis (end of studies)

Usage

A word from Standard Arabic, used mainly in school, university and administrative settings. It is most often pronounced moudakkira or mudakkira. In daily life, for a small notebook you also hear karni (a borrowing from French), and for a simple exercise book, kunnash. At university, moudakkira commonly means the end-of-studies thesis, for example in "kan-kteb l-moudakkira dyali" (I'm writing my thesis). In administration, the word can also mean a note or a circular. The plural is moudakkirat. The register is neutral, slightly formal.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moudakkira” but also “modakkira”, “mudakkira”, “moudakira” and “modakira”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “moudakkira” on the Arabic keyboard

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