moul مول
Tunisian Derja · noun
“moul” (مول) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning owner, master of something.
Meanings
- owner, master of something
- one who has or carries something
Usage
Moul is always followed by a complement: "moul el 7anout" (the shop owner), "moul ed-dar" (the owner of the house), "moul el karhba" (the owner of the car). It is also used to designate someone by what they wear or own: "moul el kaskrout", "moul ech-chachia". The feminine is moulet. Common, informal register. Note: the Arabic spelling is the same as that of the English loanword "mall" (shopping center) and of the standard Arabic verb "to finance", neither of which has anything to do with this meaning in derja.
Example
مول الحانوت سكّر بكري اليوم.
moul el 7anout sakker bekri lyoum.
“The shop owner closed early today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moul” but also “mol”, “mul” and “mool”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “moul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to finance, to fund”: mowwel in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “owner, boss of”; “the one with, the one who has…”: moul in Algerian.