temma تمة
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“temma” (تمة) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning there, over there.
Meanings
- there, over there
- at that moment, then
Usage
Temma is the common adverb of place for "there" or "over there". It is the opposite of hna, "here". It is used after a verb of movement or position: mcha temma, "he went there"; khllitou temma, "I left it there". It can also mark a moment in a story, in the sense of "that's when, then": temma fhemt, "that's when I understood". The form mn temma means "from there" or "then, afterwards". You also hear lhih with the same meaning in some regions, but temma is understood everywhere.
Example
خليت الساروت تمة فوق الطبلة
khllit sarout temma fo9 tabla
“I left the key there, on the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “temma” but also “tema”, “tamma”, “tma” and “thema”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.