gzima ڭزيما
Moroccan Darija · noun
“gzima” (ڭزيما) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning eczema.
Meanings
- eczema
- skin rash, irritation
Usage
Gzima is an adapted loan from French "eczéma" and is commonly used for this skin condition. It almost always appears with the article, as l-gzima, which sources often write lgzima. In popular usage, the word can refer more broadly to patches, itching or skin irritation, even without a medical diagnosis. You say 3ndi l-gzima f yeddi, "I have eczema on my hand", or tl3at lih l-gzima, "he had an eczema flare-up". The word is feminine. At the doctor's, the French term is also understood.
Example
عندو الڭزيما فيديه، خاصو يمشي عند الطبيب.
3ndo l-gzima f ydih, khasso imchi 3nd tbib.
“He has eczema on his hands, he needs to go to the doctor.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gzima” but also “guezima” and “egzima”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.