ghommida غميضة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ghommida” (غميضة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning hide-and-seek (children's game).
Meanings
- hide-and-seek (children's game)
Usage
Lghommida refers to the game of hide-and-seek, which children play in the street, the yard, or the house. It is used mainly with the verb le3b, "to play": kanl3bou lghommida. The word is linked to the idea of closing the eyes, since the seeker must keep them shut while the others hide. It is often associated with childhood memories. It is almost always used with the article l-.
Example
الدراري كيلعبو الغميضة فالزنقة
drari kayl3bo lghommida f zzenqa
“The kids play hide-and-seek in the street.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghommida” but also “ghmmida”, “ghomida”, “8ommida” and “ghamida”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “ghommida” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “hide-and-seek game”: ghmaydha in Tunisian.