ma9boul مقبول
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ma9boul” (مقبول) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning acceptable, decent.
Meanings
- acceptable, decent
- accepted (prayer, fast)
- well-liked, well regarded
Usage
Ma9boul describes something that is fine or passable without being excellent: a price, a grade, a piece of work. Depending on intonation, "ma9boul" can be a mild compliment or a polite reservation. It is common in religious wishes: "siyam ma9boul" is said during Ramadan. After prayer, people say "ma9boula" or "taqabbal Allah", to which the reply is "minna w minkom". Said of a person, it means they are liked or well accepted by others. The negation "mouch ma9boul" expresses clear disapproval: "that's unacceptable".
Example
السوم مقبول، نشريه.
essoum ma9boul, nechrih.
“The price is fine, I'll buy it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ma9boul” but also “makboul”, “maqboul”, “ma9bool” and “ma9boula”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ma9boul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “acceptable, admissible”; “nice, pleasant, likeable”: m9boul in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “acceptable, passable”; “accepted, approved”: ma9boul in Algerian.