dmou3 دموع
Moroccan Darija · noun
“dmou3” (دموع) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning tears.
Meanings
- tears
Usage
Dmou3 is the plural of dem3a, "tear." It is the most common form for talking about crying in general. It is used in expressions such as dmou3 nazlin, "tears are flowing," or 3inih 3amrin b dmou3, "his eyes are full of tears." The expression dmou3 tmasse7 is said of tears considered fake, like "crocodile tears" in English. The word is very common in songs, TV series and comments on emotional scenes.
Example
دوك دموع خارجين من قلبها
dok dmo3 kharjin mn glbha
“Those tears are coming from the bottom of her heart.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dmou3” but also “dmo3”, “dmu3” and “demou3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “dmou3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tears”: dmou3 in Tunisian.