Moroccan Darija for “watermelon”
/del-lah/
دلاح
Bghit chi dellah bared.
I want some cold watermelon.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say dellah (دلاح) for “watermelon” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /del-lah/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Bghit chi dellah bared.”, meaning “I want some cold watermelon.” The French equivalent is pastèque.
Ch7al hada dellah?
شحال هاد الدلاح؟
How much is this watermelon? · Combien coûte cette pastèque ?
F sif kanaklo dellah bzaf.
ف الصيف كناكلو الدلاح بزاف.
In summer we eat a lot of watermelon. · En été on mange beaucoup de pastèque.
Had dellah 7lou.
هاد الدلاح حلو.
This watermelon is sweet. · Cette pastèque est sucrée.
The Moroccan word for watermelon (in Standard Arabic it is 'bettikh a7mar'). Do not confuse with 'bettikh', which in Darija is the (yellow) melon. A slice is 'tarf dyal dellah'.
| English | watermelon |
|---|---|
| French | pastèque |
| Spanish | sandía |
| Italian | anguria |
| German | Wassermelone |
| Portuguese | melancia |
| Dutch | watermeloen |
| Turkish | karpuz |
dellah (دلاح) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "watermelon" in English and "pastèque" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the food category.
A natural example is “Bghit chi dellah bared.” It means “I want some cold watermelon.”
Dellah is pronounced /del-lah/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written دلاح (with vowel marks: دَلَّاح).
The Moroccan word for watermelon (in Standard Arabic it is 'bettikh a7mar'). Do not confuse with 'bettikh', which in Darija is the (yellow) melon. A slice is 'tarf dyal dellah'.