babor بابور
Moroccan Darija · noun
“babor” (بابور) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning boat, ship.
Meanings
- boat, ship
- steamship, ferry
Usage
Lbabor refers to a large boat, in particular a motor vessel, a liner or a ferry. The word is old and still well understood, especially in port cities. It is often heard when talking about the crossing to Spain: "mcha f lbabor" means "he left by boat". In current usage, many people also say lbato, borrowed from French, or lferry. For a small fishing boat, one rather uses flouka or chqof. The most common plural is lbwabr.
Example
غادي نمشيو لإسبانيا فالبابور
ghadi nmchiw l spanya f lbabor
“We're going to Spain by boat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “babor” but also “babour” and “baboor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “babor” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “ship, boat”; “ferry, passenger liner”: babour in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “ship, boat”; “ferry”: babour in Tunisian.