benj بنج
Moroccan Darija · noun
“benj” (بنج) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning anesthesia, anesthetic.
Meanings
- anesthesia, anesthetic
Usage
Lbenj means anesthesia or the anesthetic product, especially at the doctor's, the dentist's or in hospital. It is used mostly with the article: 3tawh lbenj ("they gave him an anesthetic"). The derived verb bennej means "to anesthetize": bennjouh qbel l3amaliya ("they put him under before the operation"). The word covers local as well as general anesthesia, with context showing which. In hospitals, you also hear the French term "anesthésie", especially from medical staff.
Example
طبيب السنان عطاني البنج قبل ما يقلع ليا الضرسة
tbib snan 3tani lbenj 9bel ma y9la3 liya dderssa
“The dentist gave me an anesthetic before pulling my tooth.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “benj” but also “bnj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.