jism جسم
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jism” (جسم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning body (human or animal).
Meanings
- body (human or animal)
- build, physique
Usage
Jism, often pronounced jsem, means the body, especially when talking about health, sport or physical appearance. In the most spontaneous speech, Moroccans also use ddat (ddati, "my body, myself") a lot to talk about tiredness or pain. Jism is more frequent in sporting or medical contexts, and in expressions like jismo mzyan, "he is well built". The word is understood everywhere but keeps a slightly standard-Arabic flavour; the plural ajsam is mostly learned.
Example
خاصك تمرن جسمك كل نهار
khassek tmren jismek kol nhar
“You have to train your body every day.”
Forms
| plural | ajsam |
|---|
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jism” but also “jsem”, “jesm” and “jisem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jism” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “build, physique”: jesm in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “physique, build”: jesm in Tunisian.