mraj3a مراجعة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mraj3a” (مراجعة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning revision (of lessons).
Meanings
- revision (of lessons)
- review, reassessment
Usage
Mraj3a first refers to school revision before an exam: "3andi mraj3a" (I have revision to do), "waqt el mraj3a" (revision period). The corresponding verb is "raja3 / iraja3" (to revise). In a more formal register, that of the media and public debate, the word means a "review" or "revision" of a policy, a law or a map. With "dhatiya", it takes on the sense of personal self-questioning. Do not confuse it with "rja3" (to come back), despite the shared root.
Example
ما نجمش نخرج، عندي مراجعة للباك.
ma najjemch nokhrej, 3andi mraj3a lel bac.
“I can't go out, I'm revising for the bac.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mraj3a” but also “mrej3a”, “mouraja3a” and “mraja3a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “mraj3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “revision (of lessons)”; “proofreading, checking”: moraja3a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “revision (studying before an exam)”; “review, checking over work”: mouraja3a in Algerian.