rmouch رموش
Moroccan Darija · noun
“rmouch” (رموش) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning eyelashes.
Meanings
- eyelashes
Usage
Rmouch means eyelashes. The word is used mostly in the plural, since one generally speaks of the lashes as a whole. It is common in beauty and makeup vocabulary, for example for false lashes or mascara, as well as in compliments. In a more traditional register, "chfar" is also heard for the eyelashes or the edge of the eyelids. It should not be confused with eyebrows, which are "7wajeb". The register is neutral.
Example
عندها رموش طوال
3ndha rmouch twal
“She has long eyelashes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rmouch” but also “rmoush”, “rmoch” and “rmuch”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.