dbab ضباب

Moroccan Darija · noun

“dbab” (ضباب) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning fog, mist.

Meanings

1. fog, mist
2. low clouds

Usage

Ḍbab refers to fog or mist, especially in the morning on the Atlantic coast or in the mountains. Seen from above, the word also applies to low clouds. It is a collective noun. People say kayn ḍ-ḍbab, "there is fog", or ṭla3 ḍ-ḍbab, "the fog has lifted". To speak of a blanket of fog, the form ḍbaba is also used. Figuratively, it can evoke blurred vision. It does not refer to rain clouds, which are called s-sḥab.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dbab” but also “dhbab”, “ddbab”, “dbaab” and “dbaba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “dbab” on the Arabic keyboard