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Jan

Word 4 – Monîka

   Posted by: SimplyMoroccan   in Darija Vocabulary, Objects

Monîka means simply doll!

Monîka: Undefined feminine singular.
Lmonîka: Defined feminine singular.
Monîkât: Undefined feminine plural.
Lmonîkât: Defined feminine plural.

Short paragraph:

– In Darija:
Mlli knt sghîra wana 3zâz 3liyya lmonikât, b7âl gâ3 lbnât. Hadîk sâ3a, kânt Barbie bâqi jdîda shwiyya..walaken 3mmrni ma kânt 3ndi w7da.

– In English:
I used to love dolls since I was little, like all girls. At that time, Barbie was relatively new..but I never had one.

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2 comments so far

Moroccan Arabic Vocabulary » Blog Archive » Word 106 - lmôt لموت
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[...] you have and they don’t. It’s a childish expression. Like when Samya buys the newest Fulla doll, and wants to annoy her friend Salma: “Hâ hiyyâ lmonîka jjdîda dyâli, iwâ môtî bssmm”. [...]

April 27th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Alex
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I guess monika comes from the Spanish word Muñeca, (pronounced munyeka) which has the same meaning…

March 20th, 2009 at 5:56 pm