Moroccan Arabic Lesson: Yours, Mine and Ours

Possession: Yours, Mine and Ours

In Moroccan Arabic, possession is usually expressed using the word diyal - ديال. The person who is the possessor is indicated by the pronoun suffix attached to diyal:

Mine: diyali - ديالي

Yours (m.): diyalik - ديالك

Yours (f.): diyalik - ديالك

Hers: diyalha - ديالها

*His: diyalo - ديالو

Ours: diyalna - ديالنا

Yours (pl.): diyalkom - ديالكم

Theirs: diyalhom - ديالهم

Diyal can be used on its own or with subject pronouns, and functions like the idafa in Classical Arabic:

ها هو كتاب ديالي

ha howa kitab diyali

This is my book.

مايعجبنيش داكشي ديال بسالة للي عندك

may3jbnish dakshi diyal bsala lli 3ndak

I don't like your silliness.

Possessive subject pronouns are also used as suffixes with verbs and with some nouns, like we find in Classical Arabic:

داري دارك

dari darik

My house is your house.

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