ta3lim تعليم

Moroccan Darija · noun

“ta3lim” (تعليم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning teaching, education sector.

Meanings

1. teaching, education sector
2. instruction, studies

Usage

This noun refers mainly to teaching as a sector or as a profession. Dkhel l-ta3lim means "to become a teacher", and people also speak of ta3lim l3ali (higher education) or ta3lim lkhass (private education). The word comes from the administrative and media register, but it is perfectly common in conversation, especially when talking about jobs or competitive exams. To talk simply about a person's studies, lqraya is preferred. Note: ta3lim is not used for education in the sense of politeness or good manners, which is tterbiya.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta3lim” but also “t3lim”, “te3lim” and “taalim”. 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.

Type “ta3lim” on the Arabic keyboard