naje7 ناجح
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“naje7” (ناجح) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning successful.
Meanings
- successful
- passed (an exam)
- going well (project, business)
Usage
Naje7 is the participle of the verb nje7, "to succeed". It applies to a person: rajel naje7, "a man who has succeeded". It also applies to a business or a project: mechro3 naje7, "a project that works". In a school context it means "passed": rani naje7, "I passed". The feminine is naj7a, the plural naj7in. The word is common and neutral. Be careful to pronounce the 7 correctly: a strongly breathed h from the back of the throat.
Example
بغا يكون ناجح
bgha ykoun naje7
“He wants to be successful.”
Forms
| feminine | naj7a |
|---|---|
| plural | naj7in |
| feminine plural | naj7at |
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 “naje7” but also “naj7”, “naaj7”, “naja7” and “najeh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “naje7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “successful, who succeeds”; “passed an exam”: naje7 in Algerian.