sberdila سبرديلة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sberdila” (سبرديلة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning sneaker, sports shoe.
Meanings
- sneaker, sports shoe
- espadrille, canvas shoe
Usage
Sberdila means a sports shoe, a sneaker or trainer. The plural is sberdilat. It is a very common, informal word, used by all ages. People say sberdila dyal sport or lbes sberdiltek (put on your sneakers). It contrasts with sebbat, the leather dress shoe. The word likely comes from Spanish alpargata or French espadrille, but it is fully integrated into darija, so it should not be considered a foreign word. In the singular, it often refers to the pair.
Example
شريت سبرديلة جديدة باش نجري
chrit sberdila jdida bach nejri
“I bought new sneakers to run in.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sberdila” but also “sbardila”, “sbrdila”, “sberdilla” and “sebrdila”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.