How to say “treatment” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “3ilaj” and “m3amla”; in Tunisian, “3lej” and “m3amla”.
In Moroccan Darija
3ilaj علاج
A noun meaning “medical treatment, care”; “therapy”; “remedy, solution”.
أيخصان نديرو علاج نفسي جماعي: “We should do group therapy.”
m3amla معاملة
A noun meaning “way of treating people, behavior”; “transaction, business dealing”.
المعاملة ديال هاد الحانوت زوينة بزاف: “The service in this shop is really good.”
In Tunisian Derja
3lej علاج
A noun meaning “medical treatment, care”; “remedy, solution to a problem”.
الطبيب عطاني علاج لمدة جمعة.: “The doctor gave me a week's treatment.”
m3amla معاملة
A noun meaning “way of treating someone”; “administrative procedure, formality”; “transaction (financial)”.
عاملوني معاملة باهية برشا في الإدارة: “They treated me very well at the administration.”