tamaman تماما

Moroccan Darija · adverb

“tamaman” (تماما) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning completely, totally.

Meanings

1. completely, totally
2. exactly, quite so

Usage

Tamaman comes from Standard Arabic and is commonly used in darija, especially in a slightly polished register. It generally goes after what it reinforces: mchat mn bali tamaman, "it completely slipped my mind". It also means "exactly": hadchi tamaman, "that's exactly it". As a reply on its own, it expresses agreement, like "quite so". In casual speech, nichan is often heard instead for "exactly", and b had lkhatar or gā3 for "totally". It is not vulgar and suits all contexts.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tamaman” but also “tamaaman”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tamaman” on the Arabic keyboard