How to say “circumcision” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “thara”; in Tunisian, “thour” and “tahara”.
In Moroccan Darija
thara طهارة
A noun meaning “circumcision and its celebration”; “ritual purity”.
غدا عندنا الطهارة ديال خويا الصغير.: “Tomorrow we have my little brother's circumcision.”
In Tunisian Derja
thour طهور
A noun meaning “circumcision”; “circumcision celebration”.
عزمونا على طهور ولدهم السبت: “They invited us to their son's circumcision celebration on Saturday.”
tahara طهارة
A noun meaning “circumcision”; “circumcision celebration”; “ritual purity”.
عملوا طهارة كبيرة لولدهم: “They organized a big circumcision celebration for their son.”