Moroccan Darija for “knife”
/mooss/
موس
Had l-mouss madi.
This knife is sharp.
Say mouss (موس) for “knife” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /mooss/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Had l-mouss madi.”, meaning “This knife is sharp.” The French equivalent is couteau.
3tini l-mouss bash nqtta3 l-khodra.
عطيني الموس باش نقطع الخضرة.
Give me the knife to cut the vegetables. · Donne-moi le couteau pour couper les légumes.
l-mouss f l-kouzhina.
الموس ف المطبخ.
The knife is in the kitchen. · Le couteau est dans la cuisine.
dir l-mouss 3la t-tbla.
دير الموس على الطابلة.
Put the knife on the table. · Mets le couteau sur la table.
The word 'mouss' is used in everyday conversation in Morocco to refer to a knife, particularly in domestic settings like the kitchen. It is commonly used in expressions related to cooking or food preparation. There are no significant regional variants for this term across Morocco.
| English | knife |
|---|---|
| French | couteau |
| Spanish | cuchillo |
| Italian | coltello |
| German | Messer |
| Portuguese | faca |
| Dutch | mes |
| Turkish | bıçak |
mouss (موس) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "knife" in English and "couteau" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the kitchen category.
A natural example is “Had l-mouss madi.” It means “This knife is sharp.”
Mouss is pronounced /mooss/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written موس.
The word 'mouss' is used in everyday conversation in Morocco to refer to a knife, particularly in domestic settings like the kitchen. It is commonly used in expressions related to cooking or food preparation. There are no significant regional variants for this term across Morocco.