majhoud مجهود
Tunisian Derja · noun
“majhoud” (مجهود) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning effort.
Meanings
- effort
- work put in, hard work
Usage
The word majhoud refers to the effort made. It is used with the verb a3mel: "3mel majhoud" (he made an effort). It often appears in expressions of recognition: "majhoud ycheker" (a commendable effort) or "ya3tik es-sa77a 3al majhoud" (thanks for your work). It also belongs to administrative and media vocabulary, for example when talking about the efforts of healthcare staff or a ministry. The plural is majhoudet. Unlike in English, it is very often used on its own, as an expression of appreciation.
Example
عمل مجهود كبير باش ينجح
3mel majhoud kbir bech yenje7
“He made a big effort to succeed.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “majhoud” but also “mejhoud”, “majhod” and “mjhoud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “majhoud” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “effort”; “trouble taken for someone”: mjhoud in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “effort”; “work put in”: majhoud in Algerian.