sbitar سبيتار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sbitar” (سبيتار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning hospital.
Meanings
- hospital
Usage
Sbitar is a common spelling of the word sbiṭar, "hospital." It is the ordinary everyday term for a hospital, especially a public one. You say dakhel l sbitar for "hospitalized," mcha l sbitar for "to go to the hospital," and f sbitar for "at the hospital." For a private clinic, another word (klinik) is used instead. Spelling it with t or ṭ does not change the word: the pronunciation is the same emphatic one. The register is neutral and it is used in all circumstances.
Example
سبيتار عامر بزاف
sbitar 3amr bzf
“The hospital is packed.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sbitar” but also “sbitare” and “spitar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find سبيتار and سبيطار, all the same word.
Type “sbitar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written سبيطار, where it means “hospital”: sbitar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
The same word also exists in Tunisian Derja, written سبيطار, where it means “hospital”: sbitar in Tunisian.