wizara وزارة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“wizara” (وزارة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning ministry (institution).
Meanings
- ministry (institution)
Usage
Wizara means a ministry. The word comes from Standard Arabic and is in common use in darija when talking about administration and politics. The field is specified with dyal or a complement: "lwizara dyal tta3lim" (the Ministry of Education), "wizarat ddakhiliya" (the Ministry of the Interior). The minister is lwazir. In conversation, the French word "ministère" is also often heard, especially in administrative circles. The register is neutral, slightly formal.
Example
ديال وزارة كاتهتاقر ليوستاد
dyal wizara kathta9r liustad
“For a ministry that despises teachers.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wizara” but also “wazara”, “wezara”, “ouizara” and “wizaraa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.