tnazel تنازل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“tnazel” (تنازل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to renounce, give up (a right).
Meanings
- to renounce, give up (a right)
- to yield, make a concession
- to drop a complaint
Usage
Tnazel is almost always constructed with 3la: "tnazel 3la l-7a9 dyalo" (he gave up his right), "tnazel 3la d-da3wa" (he dropped his complaint). The word is common in legal, family or business contexts: inheritance, complaint, job, share of a property. It can also mean to yield out of generosity or to avoid a conflict: "tnazel lih 3la blastou" (he gave him his seat/place). The imperfective is ytnazel, and the corresponding noun is tanazol (renunciation, withdrawal). Note: it does not mean "to go down," which is hbet or nzel.
Example
تعطلي بزّاف باش تنازل على لقاضية
t3etli bezzaf bach tnazl 3la l9adia
“You waited far too long to withdraw from the case.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantnazl | tnazlt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattnazl | tnazlti | tnazl |
| nti (you, f.) | kattnazli | tnazlti | tnazli |
| howa (he) | kaytnazl | tnazl | |
| hiya (she) | kattnazl | tnazlat | |
| 7na (we) | kantnazlo | tnazlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattnazlo | tnazlto | tnazlo |
| homa (they) | kaytnazlo | tnazlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tnazel” but also “tnazl”, “tnazal” and “tnazzel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.