chorba شوربة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chorba” (شوربة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning soup, broth.
Meanings
- soup, broth
Usage
Chorba is the general term for a soup or broth. The contents are often specified: chorba dyal lkhodra ("vegetable soup"), chorba dyal cha3riya ("vermicelli soup"). For the national soup of the Ramadan ftour, one says harira instead, which is a very specific dish. So harira should not be translated as chorba, nor the reverse. Bissara, made from dried fava beans, also has its own name. The word is neutral and used in all regions.
Example
شوربة ديال المانجو زوينة بزاف إيلا كنا باقي فيك جوع
chorba dyal mango zwina bzaf ila kna ba9i fik jo3
“Mango soup is really good if you're still hungry.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chorba” but also “chourba” and “shorba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chorba” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “traditional soup”; “soup in general”: chorba in Algerian.