How to say “melt” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “dab” and “dowweb”; in Tunisian, “dheb”.
In Moroccan Darija
dab داب
A verb meaning “melt (ice, snow, butter)”; “dissolve (sugar, tablet)”.
الجليد داب دخيا معا شمش: “The ice melted quickly in the sun.”
dowweb دوّب
A verb meaning “to melt (something)”; “to dissolve (in a liquid)”.
نتحداك ت دوب داك سكر فلحليب رماكيدوبش: “I dare you to dissolve that sugar in the milk, it won't dissolve.”
In Tunisian Derja
dheb ذاب
A verb meaning “to melt, to dissolve”; “to waste away, to grow very thin”; “to vanish without a trace”.
الشكلاطة ذابت في الشمس: “The chocolate melted in the sun.”