mous موس
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mous” (موس) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning knife.
Meanings
- knife
- blade, pocket knife
Usage
Mous is the usual word for "knife", whether kitchen or pocket. The plural is mwas. The use is often specified with a complement, for example "mous d l-kouzina" for a kitchen knife. The word is masculine: one says "had l-mous". In crime reports and street conversations, it also refers to a bladed weapon, hence expressions like "hez mous" (to pull out or carry a knife).
Example
ممكن تعطيني موس عفاك؟
momkin ta3tini mouss 3afak?
“Can you give me a knife, please?”
Forms
| plural | mmas |
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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 “mous” but also “mouss”, “mos”, “moos” and “mus”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mous” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “knife”; “razor blade”: mous in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “knife”; “razor blade”: mous in Tunisian.