How to say “capital” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “raslmal” and “3asima”; in Tunisian, “3asma”.
In Moroccan Darija
raslmal راسلمال
A noun meaning “capital, starting funds”; “business start-up funds”.
بغيت نحل حانوت ولكن ما عنديش راس المال: “I want to open a shop, but I don't have the capital.”
3asima عاصمة
A noun meaning “capital city”.
الرباط هي العاصمة ديال المغرب: “Rabat is the capital of Morocco.”
In Tunisian Derja
3asma عاصمة
A noun meaning “capital city”; “Tunis and its region”.
اعطيني حاجة خير في ولاد العاصمة مننا ؟؟: “Give me one single thing the people of the capital are better at than us?”