Moroccan Darija for “medicine”
/d-wa/
دوا
Shrit d-dwa mn pharmacie.
I bought the medicine at the pharmacy.
Say dwa (دوا) for “medicine” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /d-wa/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Shrit d-dwa mn pharmacie.”, meaning “I bought the medicine at the pharmacy.” The French equivalent is médicament.
Khasni njiib dwa l-mra.
خاصني نجيب دوا للمرأة.
I need to get medicine for my wife. · Je dois apporter du médicament pour ma femme.
Dwa l-9lb m3a t-tbiib.
دوا القلب مع الطبيب.
The heart medicine is with the doctor. · Le médicament pour le cœur est avec le médecin.
Nsa7ni t-tbiib n-akhod dwa 9bl l-akl.
نصحني الطبيب ناخد دوا قبل الأكل.
The doctor advised me to take the medicine before eating. · Le médecin m'a conseillé de prendre le médicament avant de manger.
The word 'dwa' is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing health-related topics. It is a neutral term suitable for both formal and informal contexts. A common expression is 'dwa l-raas,' meaning headache medicine. There are no significant regional variants of this word in Morocco.
| English | medicine |
|---|---|
| French | médicament |
| Spanish | medicina |
| Italian | medicina |
| German | Medizin |
| Portuguese | medicamento |
| Dutch | medicijn |
| Turkish | ilaç |
dwa (دوا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "medicine" in English and "médicament" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the health category.
A natural example is “Shrit d-dwa mn pharmacie.” It means “I bought the medicine at the pharmacy.”
Dwa is pronounced /d-wa/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written دوا.
The word 'dwa' is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing health-related topics. It is a neutral term suitable for both formal and informal contexts. A common expression is 'dwa l-raas,' meaning headache medicine. There are no significant regional variants of this word in Morocco.