How to say “police” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “bolis”; in Tunisian, “7akem”, “boulis” and “chorta”.
In Moroccan Darija
bolis بوليس
A noun meaning “the police”; “police officers (collective)”.
أش دانا لشي بوليس: “What possessed us to go to the police?”
In Tunisian Derja
7akem حاكم
A noun meaning “the police, law enforcement”; “ruler, governor”.
سكّر الحانوت قبل ما يجي الحاكم: “He closed the shop before the police arrived.”
boulis بوليس
A noun meaning “police (the institution)”; “police officer”.
كي نشوف شصار بين شعب وال بوليس ,: “When I see what happened between the people and the police,”
chorta شرطة
A noun meaning “police”; “police officer (rare)”.
عيّط للشرطة، فما سرقة في الحومة: “Call the police, there's been a theft in the neighborhood.”