rjoula رجولة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“rjoula” (رجولة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning manliness, manly qualities.
Meanings
- manliness, manly qualities
- courage, honour
Usage
Rjoula has the same meaning as rejla: the set of moral qualities expected of a man, such as courage, keeping one's word and loyalty. The word is close to Standard Arabic. It is used in a slightly more formal or journalistic register, but is understood by everyone and is also heard in conversation. It is found mostly in judgments: had chi machi rjoula, "that is not worthy of a man". In colloquial speech, rejla remains more frequent.
Example
هادشي ماشي رجولة
hadchi machi rjoula
“That's not worthy of a man.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rjoula” but also “rojola”, “rujula” and “rjola”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rjoula” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “courage, behaviour worthy of a man”; “sense of honour, loyalty”: rjoula in Tunisian.