mochta مشطة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mochta” (مشطة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning comb.
Meanings
- comb
- hairstyle, hairdo
Usage
Mochta first refers to the comb, the everyday object kept in the bathroom or in one's bag. By extension, the word is also used for the hairstyle itself, that is, the way the hair is arranged, especially at the hairdresser's or for a party. In this sense, one says for example that a hairstyle is fashionable. The corresponding verb is mchat, "to comb, to style." Context distinguishes the object from the hairstyle. Pronunciation varies by region between mochta and mechta, hence several spellings online.
Example
وين حطيت المشطة متاعي؟
win 7atit el mochta mte3i?
“Where did you put my comb?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mochta” but also “mechta”, “mouchta”, “moushta” and “machta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mochta” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “comb”: mchta in Moroccan.