t3amel تعامل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“t3amel” (تعامل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to treat someone, behave toward.
Meanings
- to treat someone, behave toward
- to deal with, do business with
- to cope with, handle
Usage
T3amel is almost always constructed with m3a: t3amel m3a chi wa7d, "to treat someone, to behave toward them". It is often combined with an adverb: t3amel m3aya mzyan, "he treated me well". It is also used for business relations, as in kant3amel m3ah, "I do business with him". It can also mean knowing how to handle a situation: kifach nt3amel m3a had lmouchkil. The corresponding noun, ta3amol, means "behavior, way of treating". Note: the verb is active and has no passive meaning.
Example
صراحة تعامل معايا مزيان
saraha t3amel m3aya mzyan
“Honestly, he treated me well.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kant3amel | t3amelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katt3amel | t3amelti | t3amel |
| nti (you, f.) | katt3amli | t3amelti | t3amli |
| howa (he) | kayt3amel | t3amel | |
| hiya (she) | katt3amel | t3amlat | |
| 7na (we) | kant3amlo | t3amlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katt3amlo | t3amlto | t3amlo |
| homa (they) | kayt3amlo | t3amlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3amel” but also “t3aml”, “t3amal”, “t3aamel” and “ta3amol”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.