remla رملة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“remla” (رملة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning sand.
Meanings
- sand
- beach, sandy ground
Usage
Remla means sand: that of the beach, the desert, or the kind used in construction. It is a collective noun, used in the singular, often with the article ("rremla"). By extension it can refer to sandy ground or to the beach itself. It appears in colloquial expressions such as "kla remla" (to swallow sand, after a fall or a wave). The word is common and neutral in register. Note the spelling: the initial vowel is very short, hence "rmla" or "remla".
Example
رملة كانت بيضة
rRemla kant biDa
“The sand was white.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “remla” but also “rmla”, “ramla” and “rremla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.