9ermoud قرمود
Moroccan Darija · noun
“9ermoud” (قرمود) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning roof tiles.
Meanings
- roof tiles
Usage
Refers to the tiles that cover roofs, especially the green glazed tiles typical of mosques, palaces and riads. They are also seen as decoration above doors and on enclosure walls. The word is used mainly as a collective: "l9ermoud", "the tiles". A single tile is 9ermouda. The word does not mean floor or wall tiling: mosaic is called zellij, and ordinary tiling is zlij.
Example
السطح مغطي بالقرمود الخضر
sse7 mghetti b l9ermoud lkhder
“The roof is covered with green tiles.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9ermoud” but also “9armoud”, “qarmoud” and “garmoud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.