tamou7 طموح
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“tamou7” (طموح) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning ambitious.
Meanings
- ambitious
- ambition
Usage
Tamou7 is a word of Standard Arabic origin, commonly used in darija in a formal or media register: discussions about studies, work, the future. As an adjective, it describes a person who aims high: bent tamou7a, an ambitious girl. As a noun, it is used mostly with 3end: 3endou tamou7 kbir, he has great ambition. In casual conversation it is heard less than in writing or on television. The feminine is tamou7a, and the plural, rare in speech, stays close to the standard form.
Example
هاد الدري طموح بزاف
had d-drri tamou7 bzzaf
“This boy is very ambitious.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tamou7” but also “tomou7”, “tomo7”, “tamo7” and “tamouh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.