bttaniya بطانية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“bttaniya” (بطانية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bed blanket.
Meanings
- bed blanket
Usage
The word bttaniya refers to the thick blanket put on a bed or wrapped around oneself when it is cold. It is commonly used with the article: lbttaniya. The usual plural is bttaniyat. It is often heard alongside manta, which is almost a synonym. Depending on the region and the family, one or the other dominates. Common constructions: ghetta b lbttaniya ("cover yourself with the blanket") and zid chi bttaniya ("add a blanket"). Not to be confused with the bed sheet, which is called something else. The word belongs to ordinary household vocabulary and has no particular connotation.
Example
عطيني شي بطانية، راه البرد بزاف.
3tini chi bttaniya, rah lberd bzaf.
“Give me a blanket, it's very cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bttaniya” but also “bataniya”, “battaniya”, “btania” and “bettaniya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.