ماجي

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ج ي ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءٍ‎ (jāʾin) influenced by ماشي‎ (māši).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maː.ʒi/

Adjective

ماجي • (māji) (feminine ماجية‎ (mājya), masculine plural ماجين‎ (mājīn) or ماجيين‎ (mājyīn), feminine plural ماجات‎ (mājāt) or ماجيات‎ (mājyāt))

  1. active participle of جا‎ (jā)
    Synonym: جاي‎ (jāy)
  2. coming, approaching
    Synonym: جاي‎ (jāy)
    ‏داك الراجل اللي ماجي لعندنا هو مول هاد القهوة.‎‎
    dāk er-rājil elli māji l-ʕandna huwwa mūl hād el-qahwa.
    That guy who is approaching towards us is the owner of this café.
  3. next
    ‏العام الماجي.‎‎ ― el-ʕām el-māji. ― next year.
    Synonym: جاي‎ (jāy)
    Antonym: فايت‎ (fāyit)
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