twalit طواليت
Moroccan Darija · noun
“twalit” (طواليت) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning toilet, restroom.
Meanings
- toilet, restroom
Usage
Twalit comes from the French "toilettes" but has adapted to Moroccan phonology. It is the most common word in towns for asking for the toilet, especially in a café, a restaurant or a public place: fin kayna twalit? Other terms exist. Bit lma is more traditional and domestic, and mir7ad is more formal. The word is neutral and polite, with no vulgar connotation at all. It is often used without an article, like the proper name of a place. The form with an article, toilet or ttwalit, can also be heard.
Example
فين جات طواليت؟
fin jat twalit?
“Where is the toilet?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twalit” but also “twalet”, “twalette” and “twalite”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.