How to say “irrigation channel” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sa9ya”; in Tunisian, “sagya”.
In Moroccan Darija
sa9ya ساقية
A noun meaning “irrigation channel or ditch”; “water-lifting wheel”.
الما كيدوز فالساقية للجنان: “The water runs through the channel to the gardens.”
In Tunisian Derja
sagya ساقية
A noun meaning “small irrigation channel”; “waterwheel”.
حلّ الماء في الساقية باش يسقي الزيتون: “He opened the water in the channel to irrigate the olive trees.”