Moroccan Darija for “stars”
/n-joum/
نجوم
Shouf n-njoum f s-sma.
Look at the stars in the sky.
Say njoum (نجوم) for “stars” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /n-joum/. It is a noun with plural gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Shouf n-njoum f s-sma.”, meaning “Look at the stars in the sky.” The French equivalent is étoiles.
lil kant njoum zwinin.
الليل كانت نجوم زوينين.
The night had beautiful stars. · La nuit avait de belles étoiles.
ghadi n-3ti lik njoum f l-karta.
غادي نعطي لك نجوم ف الكارطة.
I will give you stars in the card game. · Je vais te donner des étoiles dans le jeu de cartes.
n-njoum kaych3lo f lila mdalma.
النجوم كيشعلو ف الليلة مظلمة.
The stars shine in the dark night. · Les étoiles brillent dans la nuit sombre.
The word 'njoum' is commonly used in everyday conversation, especially when talking about the night sky or astrology. It's often used in expressions like 'shouf n-njoum' (look at the stars) to describe a clear, starry night. There are no notable regional variants of this word in Morocco.
| English | stars |
|---|---|
| French | étoiles |
| Spanish | estrellas |
| Italian | stelle |
| German | Sterne |
| Portuguese | estrelas |
| Dutch | sterren |
| Turkish | yıldızlar |
njoum (نجوم) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "stars" in English and "étoiles" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the nature category.
A natural example is “Shouf n-njoum f s-sma.” It means “Look at the stars in the sky.”
Njoum is pronounced /n-joum/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written نجوم.
The word 'njoum' is commonly used in everyday conversation, especially when talking about the night sky or astrology. It's often used in expressions like 'shouf n-njoum' (look at the stars) to describe a clear, starry night. There are no notable regional variants of this word in Morocco.