frmasyan فرماسيان
Moroccan Darija · noun
“frmasyan” (فرماسيان) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pharmacy.
Meanings
- pharmacy
- pharmacist
Usage
Frmasyan comes from the French "pharmacien", but in spoken language it mainly means the pharmacy itself: ghadi l-frmasyan means "I'm going to the pharmacy". It can also refer to the person who works there, and context tells which is meant. The word is very common, especially in cities. Frmasyan d l-garde means the on-duty (night) pharmacy. The term saydaliya exists, but belongs to a more formal or written register.
Example
كاين شي فرماسيان قريب من هنا؟
kayn chi farmasian 9rib men hna?
“Is there a pharmacy near here?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “frmasyan” but also “farmasyan”, “frmasian”, “fermasyan” and “frmacian”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.