tadriji تدريجي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“tadriji” (تدريجي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning gradual, progressive.
Meanings
- gradual, progressive
- gradually
Usage
The adjective tadriji means "gradual". It belongs to a rather formal register, from Standard Arabic, and is heard mostly when talking about changes, treatment or learning. It can also serve as an adverb, as in kiji tadriji, "it comes gradually". The formal adverbial form is tadrijiyyan. In casual conversation, people far prefer b chwiya b chwiya, "little by little". The feminine is tadrijiya.
Example
دكشي كيجي تدريجي.
dkchi kiji tdriji.
“It comes gradually.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tadriji” but also “tdriji”, “tedriji”, “tadriiji”, “tdriiji” and “tedriiji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.