mt3emmed متعمّد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mt3emmed” (متعمّد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning acting on purpose, deliberately.
Meanings
- acting on purpose, deliberately
- deliberate, intentional
Usage
Mt3emmed is used mostly for a person, rarely for an act. It says that someone is acting voluntarily, usually to harm or annoy. The typical construction is rah mt3emmed followed by an imperfect verb: rah mt3emmed y3esbni ("he's doing it on purpose to annoy me"). The word is often used to reproach or accuse. More colloquial equivalents are b l3ani and b niya ("on purpose"). To deny intent, you say ma kontch mt3emmed ("I didn't do it on purpose"). The feminine is mt3emmda and the plural is mt3emmdin.
Example
راه متعمد يعطبك
rah mt3mmed y3etbek
“He's doing it on purpose to hurt you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mt3emmed” but also “mt3mmed”, “mt3amed”, “mta3emmed” and “mt3emed”. 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.