bah بح
Moroccan Darija · interjection
“bah” (بح) is an interjection in Moroccan Darija meaning there's none left (baby talk).
Meanings
- there's none left (baby talk)
- it's finished
Usage
Bḥ is a word from baby talk. It is used with toddlers to signal that nothing is left: the plate is empty, the bottle is finished, the sweet has disappeared. It is often said while showing open, empty hands, and is readily repeated (bḥ bḥ). Children pick it up themselves. It is hardly used between adults, except playfully or ironically, to say that something has been completely consumed. It is not conjugated and takes no complement: it is an exclamation that stands on its own. The English "all gone!" is its closest equivalent.
Example
كليتي كولشي؟ بح، سالا!
kliti kolchi? bh, sala!
“You ate everything? All gone, it's finished!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bah” but also “bh”, “beh” and “bhh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.