stratiji ستراتيجي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“stratiji” (ستراتيجي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning strategic.
Meanings
- strategic
- well-located (place)
Usage
Stratiji means strategic. It is used in the media, politics and economics, but also in conversation, especially for a location: blasa stratijiya refers to a very well-placed spot, for example for a shop or a café. The adjective agrees: stratiji (masculine), stratijiya (feminine). The form derives from Standard Arabic istratiji. Some speakers use the French word "stratégique" directly, without adapting it. The corresponding noun is stratijiya (strategy).
Example
المحل فبلاصة ستراتيجية
lma7al f blasa stratijiya
“The premises are in a strategic location.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stratiji” but also “stratijiya”, “istratiji”, “strateji” and “stratiiji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.