mdabza مدابزة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mdabza” (مدابزة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning fight, brawl.
Meanings
- fight, brawl
- violent quarrel
Usage
Mdabza refers to a physical fight between two or more people, often in the street or at school. The corresponding verb is tdabez ("to fight") and its reciprocal form is tdabzo ("they fought"). The word is colloquial and very common in speech. For example: w9e3et mdabza, "a fight broke out", or dar mdabza m3a…, "he got into a fight with…". By exaggeration it can also describe a very heated argument. For a simple verbal argument, people prefer mdabza b lhedra or other words such as tkhasem ("to argue"). The plural mdabzat is possible.
Example
وقعات مدابزة قدام المدرسة
w9e3at mdabza 9eddam lmadrasa
“A fight broke out in front of the school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdabza” but also “medabza” and “mdabzaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.