sejjel سجّل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“sejjel” (سجّل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to register, enroll (officially).
Meanings
- to register, enroll (officially)
- to note down, write
- to record (sound, video)
Usage
Sejjel is a common transitive verb. It is used mainly for administrative procedures: sejjel weldo f l-mdrasa (to enroll one's son in school) or sejjel l-wlad f l-7alat l-madaniya (to register children with the civil registry). It is also used for noting something in writing, as in sejjel nmra (to note down a number), and for recording a sound or a video. The reflexive form tsejjel means "to register oneself, to sign up." The participle msejjel means "registered" or "recorded." In computing contexts, many people also use the French word "enregistrer." The verb is conjugated like verbs with a doubled middle consonant: sejjelt, kansejjel, ghadi nsejjel.
Example
نتحداك ت سجل ولدك بلا مشاكل
nt7edak t sejjel weldek bla machakil
“I dare you to register your son without any problems.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kansjjel | sjjelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katsjjel | sjjelti | sjjel |
| nti (you, f.) | katsjjli | sjjelti | sjjli |
| howa (he) | kaysjjel | sjjel | |
| hiya (she) | katsjjel | sjjlat | |
| 7na (we) | kansjjlo | sjjlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katsjjlo | sjjlto | sjjlo |
| homa (they) | kaysjjlo | sjjlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sejjel” but also “sjjel”, “sajjel”, “sejel” and “sjel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sejjel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to record (audio, video)”; “to register, enrol”: sejjel in Algerian.