daggu b mus دقو بموس
Algerian Darja · expression
“daggu b mus” (دقو بموس) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning he stabbed him, hit him with a knife.
Meanings
- he stabbed him, hit him with a knife
Usage
An expression made up of the verb dagg (to hit, drive in, knock, as in dagg mesmar, "to hammer in a nail"), the pronoun -u ("him") and b mous, "with a knife". It describes a knife blow, especially in accounts of fights or news items, in a familiar tone. The verb is conjugated: daggitu, "I stabbed him"; ydoggu, "he stabs him". You can specify the body part hit with f: f lkarch, "in the belly". Pitfall: dagg alone does not mean "to stab". It is b mous that gives this meaning.
Example
دقّو بموس في الكرش وهرب
daggou b mous f lkarch w hreb
“He stabbed him in the belly and ran off.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “daggu b mus”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.