zitouni زيتوني
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“zitouni” (زيتوني) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning olive green (color).
Meanings
- olive green (color)
Usage
Zituni refers to the color olive green, a dark, slightly yellowish green. It is used mainly for clothes, fabrics, paint or cars: "kebbut zituni" (an olive-green coat). It agrees: zitunia for the feminine, zitunyin for the plural. It is also found after "lun": "lun zituni". It is a fairly common descriptive term in commerce and fashion. In everyday conversation, many people simply say "khder" (green), specifying "bhal z-zitun" (like olives).
Example
شريت جاكيطة زيتونية
chrit jakita zitounia
“I bought an olive-green jacket.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zitouni” but also “zituni”, “zitoni” and “zaytouni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.