dem دم
Moroccan Darija · noun
“dem” (دم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning blood.
Meanings
- blood
- anger (in tla3 lih ddem)
- character, temperament
Usage
Ddem means blood. It is almost always said with the article: ddem. The word appears in many expressions. Tla3 lih ddem means "he got angry", and tella3 lih ddem "to make him angry". Brad lih ddem means that he got a big fright or froze on the spot. To judge someone's character, people say khfif ddem ("likable, funny") and t9il ddem ("heavy, unpleasant"). Ddem is also used for family ties, in ddem ma kaywelli ma ("blood does not turn into water").
Example
خرج ليه الدم من نيفو
khrej lih ddem men nifo
“His nose bled.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dem” but also “demm”, “dm”, “dam” and “dmm”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “blood”; “blood tie, descent”: dem in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “blood”; “temperament, character (in idioms)”: dam in Tunisian.