Moroccan Darija for “scissors”
/maqass/
مقص
9tte3 lwr9a b lm9ss.
Cut the paper with the scissors.
Say maqass (مقص) for “scissors” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /maqass/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “9tte3 lwr9a b lm9ss.”, meaning “Cut the paper with the scissors.”
3tini lmaqass mn fdak lmakhzan.
عطيني المقص من فداك المخزن.
Give me the scissors from that storage. · Donne-moi les ciseaux de ce rangement.
lm9ss kayn f lma7al dyal l3id.
المقص كاين في المحل ديال العيد.
The scissors are in the holiday shop. · Les ciseaux sont dans le magasin de la fête.
bghit n9ss lsh3r b lm9ss jdida.
بغيت نقص الشعر بالمقص جديدة.
I want to cut the hair with new scissors. · Je veux couper les cheveux avec de nouveaux ciseaux.
The word 'maqass' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to scissors. It is commonly used in households and shops. A frequent collocation is 'lm9ss dyal lwr9a' meaning 'paper scissors'. There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | scissors |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tijeras |
| Italian | forbici |
| German | Schere |
| Portuguese | tesoura |
| Dutch | schaar |
| Turkish | makas |
maqass (مقص) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "scissors" in English. It is a beginner-level word in the home category.
A natural example is “9tte3 lwr9a b lm9ss.” It means “Cut the paper with the scissors.”
Maqass is pronounced /maqass/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written مقص.
The word 'maqass' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to scissors. It is commonly used in households and shops. A frequent collocation is 'lm9ss dyal lwr9a' meaning 'paper scissors'. There are no notable regional variants for this word.