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How to say “torture” in Darija

In Moroccan, you say “t3dib”; in Tunisian, “ta3dhib”.

In Moroccan Darija

t3dib تعديب

A noun meaning “torture”; “ordeal, suffering (figurative)”.

هاد الطوبيس كل نهار تعديب، ديما عامر: “This bus is torture every day, it's always packed.”

In Tunisian Derja

ta3dhib تعذيب

A noun meaning “torture”; “torment, ordeal”.

الطّابور في البوسطة تعذيب.: “The queue at the post office is torture.”