tomaticha طوماطيشة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tomaticha” (طوماطيشة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning a tomato.
Meanings
- a tomato
Usage
Ṭumaṭiša is the singulative of ṭumaṭiš: it refers to a single tomato, which can be counted. You say ṭumaṭiša wḥda, "one tomato", and žuž ṭumaṭišat, "two tomatoes". For the produce in general, use the collective ṭumaṭiš. The word is feminine, which determines adjective agreement: ṭumaṭiša ḥamra, "a red tomato". The short form maṭiša is also used in several regions. It is mostly heard in cooking, when measuring out a recipe or asking for a specific ingredient.
Example
زيد طوماطيشة وحدة ف الطاجين
zid tomaticha we7da f tajin
“Add one tomato to the tajine.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tomaticha” but also “tomatisha”, “toumaticha”, “tomatcha” and “tmaticha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tomaticha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “a tomato”: tmaticha in Algerian.