How to say “widow” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “armla”; in Algerian, “hadjala”; in Tunisian, “hajjala”.
In Moroccan Darija
armla أرملة
A noun meaning “widow”.
هي أرملة وكتربي ولادها بوحدها: “She is a widow and she raises her children alone.”
In Algerian Darja
hadjala هجالة
A noun meaning “widow”; “divorced woman, woman without a husband”.
من بعد ما مات راجلها، قعدت هجالة وربات ولادها: “After her husband died, she remained a widow and raised her children.”
In Tunisian Derja
hajjala هجالة
A noun meaning “widow”; “divorced woman, woman living alone”.
بقات هجّالة وربّات صغارها وحدها: “She was left a widow and raised her children on her own.”