ygoul يقول
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ygoul” (يقول) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to say, let him say.
Meanings
- to say, let him say
- to tell, to claim
Usage
Ygoul is the imperfect of gal, "to say", in the third person masculine singular. The pronunciation with g is the most widespread in darija. One also hears y9ol, especially in cities. On its own, the verb is used after another verb or a particle: bgha ygoul (he wants to say), ma ygoul walou (let him say nothing). For the habitual present, ka- is added: kaygoul (he says). The addressee is introduced with l-: ygoul lik (let him tell you). Figuratively, ma 9sedsh ygoul means "that is not what he meant to say".
Example
مكاين لي يقول ليك لا
makayn li ygol lik la
“There is nobody who will say no to you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ygoul” but also “ygol”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ygoul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “he says”; “he thinks, he believes”: yegoul in Algerian.