pijama پيجامة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“pijama” (پيجامة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pajamas.
Meanings
- pajamas
Usage
Pijama is the adapted loan from French "pyjama", used everywhere and in all social circles. The word is feminine in darija, as the ending -a shows: "l-pijama jdida", "the new pajamas". The most common plural is pijamat. Usual phrases are "lbes l-pijama", "put on your pajamas", and "ba9i b l-pijama", "still in pajamas". The latter is often used in a mocking tone for someone who lounges around the house.
Example
لبس البيجامة ونعس، راه الوقت تعطل.
lbes l-pijama w n3es, rah l-we9t t3ettel.
“Put on your pajamas and go to sleep, it's late.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “pijama” but also “pyjama”, “bijama” and “pijamat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.