mosiba مصيبة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mosiba” (مصيبة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning disaster, misfortune.
Meanings
- disaster, misfortune
- big problem, mess
- troublemaker
Usage
The word mosiba is very common and is often used in an exaggerated way. It can refer to a real misfortune, such as a death or an accident, but also to a simple big everyday worry. It appears in exclamations like "wa mosiba!" or "chi mosiba hadi!" ("what a disaster!"). The expression "tah f chi mosiba" means "to land in a mess". Said of a person, "hadak mosiba" means that he is a handful: depending on the tone, it is a reproach or an admiration. The plural is msayeb.
Example
يا تخلص داكشي يا غانواليو فشي مصيبة
ya tkhalas dakchi ya ghanwaliw fchi mosiba
“Either you pay that, or we'll end up in a big mess.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mosiba” but also “musiba”, “mossiba”, “msiba” and “mosyba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mosiba” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “misfortune, disaster”; “extraordinary person or thing”: msiba in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “misfortune, disaster”; “big problem, mess”: msiba in Tunisian.