Moroccan Darija for “sick”
/m-rid/
مريض
Huwa mrid w khaso yrta7.
He is sick and needs to rest.
Say mrid (مريض) for “sick” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /m-rid/. It is a adjective with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Huwa mrid w khaso yrta7.”, meaning “He is sick and needs to rest.” The French equivalent is malade.
L-weld mrid w ma yqdrsh ymshi l-mdrsa.
الولد مريض وما يقدرش يمشي للمدرسة.
The boy is sick and can't go to school. · Le garçon est malade et ne peut pas aller à l'école.
Fatima galt liya blli rajlha mrid.
فاطمة قالت ليا باللي راجلها مريض.
Fatima told me that her husband is sick. · Fatima m'a dit que son mari est malade.
L-mrid khaso yshrb dawa dyalo.
المريض خاصو يشرب دوا ديالو.
The sick person needs to take his medicine. · Le malade doit prendre son médicament.
The word 'mrid' is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe someone who is unwell. It is a neutral term suitable for both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'mrid bzzaf', meaning 'very sick'. There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | sick |
|---|---|
| French | malade |
| Spanish | enfermo |
| Italian | malato |
| German | krank |
| Portuguese | doente |
| Dutch | ziek |
| Turkish | hasta |
mrid (مريض) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "sick" in English and "malade" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the health category.
A natural example is “Huwa mrid w khaso yrta7.” It means “He is sick and needs to rest.”
Mrid is pronounced /m-rid/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written مريض.
The word 'mrid' is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe someone who is unwell. It is a neutral term suitable for both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'mrid bzzaf', meaning 'very sick'. There are no notable regional variants for this word.