Moroccan Darija for “dirty”
/mo-skh/
موسخ
Lbes 7wayj khrin, had lqamis moskh.
Put on other clothes, this shirt is dirty.
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 moskh (موسخ) for “dirty” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /mo-skh/. It is a adjective with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Lbes 7wayj khrin, had lqamis moskh.”, meaning “Put on other clothes, this shirt is dirty.” The French equivalent is sale.
Ghsel yddik rahom moskhin.
غسل يديك راهم موسخين.
Wash your hands, they are dirty. · Lave-toi les mains, elles sont sales.
Ttomobil moskha b lghbra, khassha tghsel.
الطوموبيل موسخة ب الغبرة، خاصها تغسل.
The car is dirty with dust, it needs to be washed. · La voiture est sale à cause de la poussière, il faut la laver.
7yyd sbbat lmoskh qbel ma tdkhol l ddar.
حيد الصباط الموسخ قبل ما تدخل ل الدار.
Take off the dirty shoes before entering the house. · Enlève les chaussures sales avant d'entrer à la maison.
The opposite of 'nqi' (clean). Feminine is 'moskha' (موسخة), plural is 'moskhin' (موسخين), from the verb 'wssekh' (to make dirty).
| English | dirty |
|---|---|
| French | sale |
| Spanish | sucio |
| Italian | sporco |
| German | schmutzig / dreckig |
| Portuguese | sujo |
| Dutch | vies / vuil |
| Turkish | kirli / pis |
moskh (موسخ) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "dirty" in English and "sale" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the adjectives category.
A natural example is “Lbes 7wayj khrin, had lqamis moskh.” It means “Put on other clothes, this shirt is dirty.”
Moskh is pronounced /mo-skh/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written موسخ (with vowel marks: مُوسَّخْ).
The opposite of 'nqi' (clean). Feminine is 'moskha' (موسخة), plural is 'moskhin' (موسخين), from the verb 'wssekh' (to make dirty).