tawazon توازن
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tawazon” (توازن) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning balance.
Meanings
- balance
- right measure between two things
Usage
Tawazon (balance) is a standard-register word, common in discussions about health, work or personal life: tawazon bin l-khedma w l-3a'ila. It should not be confused with the verb form twazen (you balance), which is spelled the same in Arabic but is the second person of the verb wazen. For physical balance, people rather say "l'équilibre" in French or use phrases with wqef mzyan (to stand steady).
Example
خاصّ التوازن بين الخدمة والدار
khass t-tawazon bin l-khedma w d-dar
“You need a balance between work and home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tawazon” but also “tawazoun”, “twazen” and “twaazen”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.