mzyan مزيان
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mzyan” (مزيان) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning good, of good quality.
Meanings
- good, of good quality
- well (manner)
- nice, pretty
Usage
Mzyan is the most common adjective of approval. It agrees in gender and number: mzyana in the feminine, mzyanin in the plural. After a verb, it takes on an adverbial value: 9ra mzyan "study well", chouf mzyan "look carefully". Used alone, it expresses approval ("it's good", "okay") and answers the question kidayr? "how are you?". It can also describe the appearance of a person or an object ("pretty"). The comparative is hsen "better". In the negative, you say machi mzyan "not good".
Example
ره قراي مزيان
rh 9ray mzyan
“He's a good student.”
Forms
| feminine | mzyana |
|---|---|
| plural | mzyanin |
| feminine plural | mzyanat |
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 “mzyan” but also “mzian”, “mezyan”, “mziane”, “mzyane” and “mezian”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mzyan” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “good, fine”; “nice, pretty”: mezyan in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “beautiful, pretty”; “good, fine”: mezyen in Tunisian.