kas l3alam كاس العالم
Moroccan Darija · noun
“kas l3alam” (كاس العالم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning World Cup (football).
Meanings
- World Cup (football)
Usage
Kas l3alam refers above all to the football World Cup, an event closely followed in Morocco, especially when the Atlas Lions take part. It is used with the article: kas l3alam, or just lkas when the context is clear. Kas means "cup, glass" and l3alam "the world". You say tferrej f kas l3alam (to watch the World Cup) or tle3 l kas l3alam (to qualify for the World Cup). The expression also works for other sports if you specify: kas l3alam dyal lhandball.
Example
شكون غادي يربح كاس العالم هاد العام؟
chkoun ghadi yreb7 kas l3alam had l3am?
“Who is going to win the World Cup this year?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kas l3alam” but also “kass l3alam”, “kas el3alam” and “kas l3alem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “kas l3alam” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “world cup (football)”: kas l3alem in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “World Cup (football)”: kas l3alem in Tunisian.