How to say “scissors” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “m9ess”; in Tunisian, “mqass”.
In Moroccan Darija
m9ess مقص
A noun meaning “scissors”; “shears, large scissors”.
ميات تخميمة ولا ضربات مقصّ: “A hundred thoughts rather than a single snip of the scissors.”
In Tunisian Derja
mqass مقص
A noun meaning “scissors”.
عطيني المقص نقص الورقة.: “Pass me the scissors so I can cut the paper.”