partaja پارتاجا
Moroccan Darija · verb
“partaja” (پارتاجا) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to share (on social media).
Meanings
- to share (on social media)
- to share, divide up
Usage
Partaja is a borrowing from French "partager", adapted to darija conjugation. One says partaja in the past, kaypartaji in the present and partaji in the imperative. It is very common on social media: "partajiw l-video" (share the video), "3afak partaji" (share, please). For sharing in the sense of dividing up, the Arabic verb qsem remains more natural. This word belongs to the colloquial and digital register.
Example
پارتاجيو الفيديو باش يوصل لبزاف ديال الناس
partajiw l-video bach ywsel l bzaf dyal nnas
“Share the video so that it reaches a lot of people.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanpartaji | partajit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katpartaji | partajiti | partaji |
| nti (you, f.) | katpartaji | partajiti | partaji |
| howa (he) | kaypartaji | partaja | |
| hiya (she) | katpartaji | partajaat | |
| 7na (we) | kanpartajiw | partajina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katpartajiw | partajito | partajiw |
| homa (they) | kaypartajiw | partajao |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “partaja” but also “partaji” and “bartaja”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.