This article shows some Moroccan words which are analyzed as Libyan, Algerian and other Arabic dialects. The “A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic” is helped in this. The table that shows below is formed by words from this dictionary for the letter “A”.
A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan |
Probably writing | Translation | Arabic meanings |
Simil. |
ab | اب | father | father | + |
Abadan | ابدم | never, not at all | blood | — |
abaad | اباد | eternity | to destroy | — |
abril | ابريل | April | April | + |
abu-l-hawl | ابو الهول | the Sphinx | The Sphinx | + |
ada | اد | to hurt, to harm | — | — |
adami | ادم | human-being, courteous | Adam | +- |
adab | ادب | politeness | literature | — |
adiya | ادية | evil, nuisance | — | — |
aden | ادن | to allow, to permit, permission | be bereaved | — |
afat | افت | accident | — | — |
afraq | افرك
اهرق |
partition | I rib
lighten |
— |
agwal | اسول | kind of long | — | — |
ahl | احل
اهل |
parents, family | to resolve
kin |
—
+ |
ahliya | الي
الية |
qualification | to me, to
mechanism |
— |
ala | هل
الة |
musical instrument | do you
machine |
— |
ali | الي | musician, instrumentalist | to me | — |
ama | اما | what,which | as for | — |
amal | امال | hope, wish | hopes | + |
amalus | امالس
امالص املس املص |
nud, wish | —
— smooth disease |
— |
aman | امن
امان |
peace, trust | security
safety |
+- |
emene | امنة
امانة |
in trust, sth. Trusted | safe
honesty |
+- |
amin | امن | administrator | security | — |
amen | امن | to believe | security | — |
amer | امر | to offer, to allow | commend | — |
amrel | امرة | crickets | order | — |
aqell | اكل
اقل |
less | he ate
less |
—
+ |
aqelliya | اكلية
اقلية |
minorit | college
minority |
—
+ |
ara | ار | give, pass | — | — |
asaf | اسف | regret | sorry | +- |
asily | اسلي
اصلي |
pure | —
native |
—
— |
asbar | اسبر
اصبر |
battlement | probe
be patient |
—
— |
atar | اتر | trace, historical moment | chord | — |
atat | اتت
اتات |
furniture | came
— |
—
— |
ati | اتي
ات |
next, following | came
coming, at |
—
+- |
awan | اون | present, at this time | on | — |
axiren | اكسرن
اقسرن اكصرن اقصرن |
finally, ultimately | extem
they broke excerpt they didn’t |
—
— — — |
Resources,
“A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic”, Richard S. Harrell.
This article was written by Ilya Duchanin.