How to say “ewe” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “n3ja”; in Algerian, “n3ja”.
In Moroccan Darija
n3ja نعجة
A noun meaning “ewe, female sheep”; “docile, passive person”.
لمرا إيلا شفت شيب بحال نعجة إيلا شفت ديب: “A woman who sees a white hair is like a ewe that sees a wolf.”
In Algerian Darja
n3ja نعجة
A noun meaning “ewe, female sheep”; “docile, sheep-like person (pejorative)”.
شرى نعجة وزوج علالش للعيد: “He bought an ewe and two lambs for Eid.”