The Adjective in Moroccan Arabic

 As Salamu a3laikoum
For todays lesson , I start by saying that  learning Moroccan Arabic, we must forget the rules regarding adjective in the English grammar, where the adjective does not vary depending on the gender and number.

In Moroccan Arabic we found four forms:

- Singular Masculine: The adjective
- Singular Femenine: We add the end"-a" to the masculine singular
- Plurar Masculine:  There are two different ways

1. with the end "-een" , If the adjective contains a  letter  ي    in the end, the plurar is formed in this way. (its the most used form)
2. changing the letter ي "ee" for   أ  "aa" If the adjective contains a letter  ي in the middle , the plural is formed like this. This form of plurar  have no gender. 

This rules are used to form the masculine plural, its used to indicate a group of males, and a mix group of males and females.

- Plural Femenine: We add to the adjective the end "aat" , remember that sometimes  the femenine plural , can appear as the second form of  plural masculine . 

Below I will explain it with examples:

  Singular masculine : Mzewej  (Married refering to male)

  Singular Femenine: Mzewej-a  (Married refering to female)

  Plural Masculine o  mix :  Mzewj-een (Married refering to a masculine group or mix group)

  Plural  Femenine : Mzewj-aat  (Married refering to  female group)

Singular masculine : Kbir ( Big  refering to  male)

Singular femenine: Kbir-a ( to female noun)

Plurar (masculine and femenine): Kbar 

And after the explanation, you think you could tell me  the different forms of these adjectives?

Matfi -Off

Zwin - Beauty

Hajj- Pilgrim

Meskin- Poor

Mahruq - Burned

Ghali- Expensive

Qrib- Close

Bnin- Delicious

You can leave it in a comment or send them to me in the social networks , you can also contact me if you have any doubt and in shaa Allah, you will get a review from me. 

Until the next lesson.  bslama a3laikoum.