rmad رماد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“rmad” (رماد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning ash, residue of what has burned.
Meanings
- ash, residue of what has burned
- cigarette ash
Usage
Rmad means ash in the literal sense: that of fire, wood, charcoal or cigarettes. It is used as a collective noun, with no common plural. It appears in threats or strong images such as "wella rmad" (to become ashes), to speak of total destruction. The colour grey is commonly said "rmadi", a direct derivative of this word, which an English speaker may not recognise. The word is in everyday use and has no particular connotation. The ashtray is generally called "tfaya".
Example
غاتوليو بجوجكو رماد
ghatwliw bjoujkou rmad
“You'll both end up as ashes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rmad” but also “rmaad”, “ramad” and “ramaad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rmad” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “ash, residue of what has burned”; “what little remains of anything (figurative)”: rmed in Tunisian.