sehrij صهريج
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sehrij” (صهريج) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning large basin, water reservoir.
Meanings
- large basin, water reservoir
- cistern
Usage
Sehrij refers to a large basin or water reservoir, often built of masonry, used to irrigate gardens or store water. The word is tied to heritage: the great historic basins of the imperial cities and traditional gardens bear this name. In a domestic or farming context, it can mean a cistern or water reserve. For a modern swimming pool, people usually say picine. The most common plural is shariij or sharij, and the word is neutral in register.
Example
الفلاح كيعمر الصهريج باش يسقي الجنان.
lfellah kay3emmer sehrij bach yesqi jnan.
“The farmer fills the basin to water the garden.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sehrij” but also “sahrij”, “se8rij”, “sahrije” and “sehrej”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.