tawous طاووس
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tawous” (طاووس) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning peacock.
Meanings
- peacock
Usage
This spelling with two waw, tawous, reproduces the spelling of Classical Arabic. It writes the same word as tawes, "peacock". In spoken Moroccan, the pronunciation is generally shorter (taws, tawes), and this long form is mostly heard in careful speech or at school. The figurative use is the same: a vain person who struts about is compared to a peacock, in the expression "bhal tawous". The word is masculine. There is no difference in meaning from the other spelling: it is a spelling variant, not a separate word.
Example
شفت طاووس فالجنان
chft tawous f ljnan
“I saw a peacock in the garden.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tawous” but also “taous”, “tawus” and “tawes”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.