mudir مدير
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mudir” (مدير) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning director, head of an institution.
Meanings
- director, head of an institution
- manager, company head
Usage
Mudir refers to the person who runs something: the head of a school, an administration, a bank or a company. The feminine is mudira and the plural is mudara. The word is very common, especially with the article: lmudir. In companies, you also hear the French "directeur" or "patron". The main pitfall is the spelling: the same string of letters can be read ma dir, "don't do" (ma dir walo, "do nothing"). It can also be read mdayer, "having done". So you have to rely on context.
Example
المدير ديال المدرسة عيّط على الواليدين
lmudir dyal lmadrasa 3iyet 3la lwalidin
“The school director called the parents.”
Forms
| feminine | modira |
|---|---|
| plural | modara |
| feminine plural | modirat |
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 “mudir” but also “modir”, “moudir”, “madir” and “mdayr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mudir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “director (school, company)”; “manager, boss”: mdir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “director, head of an institution”; “manager, boss”: mdir in Tunisian.