msta9ell مستقل
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“msta9ell” (مستقل) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning independent, self-reliant.
Meanings
- independent, self-reliant
- separate, apart
Usage
Msta9ell is used for a person who depends on no one, financially or in their decisions. The set phrase msta9ell b rasso means "independent, he manages on his own". It is also used for separate accommodation: dar msta9lla, a self-contained house, or bit msta9ell, a separate room. In politics, it refers to a candidate with no party affiliation. The feminine is msta9lla and the plural is msta9lin. The related noun, l-isti9lal, means independence, especially that of the country.
Example
راه مستقل براسو
rah msta9ll b rassou
“He's independent, he manages on his own.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “msta9ell” but also “mosta9il”, “mosta9ill”, “mostaqill” and “msta9ll”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.