twam توام
Moroccan Darija · noun
“twam” (توام) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning twins.
Meanings
- twins
- twin (brother or sister)
Usage
Twam refers to twins. It is most often used as a collective: jabet twam ("she had twins"), homa twam ("they are twins"). The form twama is also heard, notably for female twins or as a variant. To speak of a single twin, people often specify khoh twam ("his twin brother"). The word is in common use and neutral in register. It is heard in everyday life, about births and resemblances.
Example
إمتا غادي ت ميّز ما بين دوك توام
imta ghadi t meyyez ma bin douk twam
“When will you manage to tell these twins apart?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twam” but also “twama”, “tawam” and “twame”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.