finma فينمّا
Moroccan Darija · conjunction
“finma” (فينمّا) is a conjunction in Moroccan Darija meaning wherever, everywhere that.
Meanings
- wherever, everywhere that
- anywhere
Usage
Finma introduces a clause of place: finma mchiti (wherever you go), finma bgha (where he wants). The word is formed from fin (where) and ma. It is followed by a conjugated verb, often in the past, with a general or future meaning, as in finma kenti nji 3ndek (wherever you are, I'll come to you). Finma kan means anywhere. It is not used as a question: to ask where, one says fin or fayn. It is often written as two words, fin ma.
Example
يمشي فينما بغا
yemchi finma bgha
“He goes wherever he wants.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “finma” but also “finmma”, “finemma” and “finamma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.