mizan l7rara ميزان الحرارة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mizan l7rara” (ميزان الحرارة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning thermometer.
Meanings
- thermometer
Usage
Mizan l-7rara literally means "balance of heat" and refers to the thermometer, especially one that measures fever. This form is understood everywhere, but it belongs to a somewhat formal register, close to standard Arabic. In everyday conversation, many Moroccans simply say termomètre, in the French way. It is heard at the pharmacy, at school or in the media. For "to take the temperature", people more often say 3bber l-7rara or 7ett lih mizan l-7rara.
Example
حط ليه ميزان الحرارة نشوفو واش فيه السخانة
7ett lih mizan l-7rara nchoufou wach fih s-skhana
“Put the thermometer in for him so we can see if he has a fever.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mizan l7rara” but also “mizan l-7rara”, “mizan lhrara” and “mizan el7arara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.