How to say “bury” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “dfen” and “rdem”; in Tunisian, “dfen”.
In Moroccan Darija
dfen دفن
A verb meaning “to bury, inter”; “to hide, bury away”.
دفنوه البارح فالمقبرة: “They buried him yesterday in the cemetery.”
rdem ردم
A verb meaning “to bury, to bury under rubble”; “to fill in with earth”.
واحد زلزال قاسح ردم مدينة كاملة: “A violent earthquake buried an entire city.”
In Tunisian Derja
dfen دفن
A verb meaning “bury, inter”; “hide, hush up (an affair, a secret)”.
احسن حلّ واحد يمشي يدفن روحه و عينه حيّة: “The best solution is for one to go and bury oneself alive.”