tarjama ترجمة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tarjama” (ترجمة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning translation between languages.
Meanings
- translation between languages
- interpretation (spoken)
Usage
Tarjama refers to rendering one language into another, in writing or speech. The word comes from Standard Arabic and is used as is in darija, often in phrases like tarjama dyal had lklam (the translation of these words) or program dyal tarjama (translation software). The corresponding verb is terjem, "to translate": terjem liya had lmessage (translate this message for me). A translator is a mutarjim, but in conversation you also hear the French "traducteur". The register is neutral, leaning academic or professional.
Example
جرّبتي تستعمل شي پروڭرام ديال ترجمة فل پيسّي باش يعاون?
jerrebti tst3ml chi program dial terjama fl pissi bach y3awn?
“Have you tried using some translation software on the computer to help you?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarjama” but also “terjama”, “trjama”, “tarjma” and “terjma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.