Moroccan Darija for “shirt”
/qa-mi-ja/
قميجة
Labsa 9amija bayda.
She is wearing a white shirt.
Say qamija (قميجة) for “shirt” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /qa-mi-ja/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Labsa 9amija bayda.”, meaning “She is wearing a white shirt.” The French equivalent is chemise.
Jib liya qamija jdida mn souq.
جيب ليا قميجة جديدة من السوق.
Bring me a new shirt from the market. · Apporte-moi une nouvelle chemise du marché.
Qamijtek zwina bzzaf.
قميجتك زوينة بزاف.
Your shirt is very nice. · Ta chemise est très jolie.
Khsni n9ess qamijti 3la qaddi.
خصني نقص قميجتي على قدي.
I need to alter my shirt to fit me. · Je dois ajuster ma chemise à ma taille.
The word 'qamija' is used in everyday conversation to refer to a shirt. It is commonly used in both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'qamija m3a serwal', meaning a shirt with pants, often used to describe a complete outfit. There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | shirt |
|---|---|
| French | chemise |
| Spanish | camisa |
| Italian | camicia |
| German | Hemd |
| Portuguese | camisa |
| Dutch | hemd |
| Turkish | gömlek |
qamija (قميجة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "shirt" in English and "chemise" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the clothing category.
A natural example is “Labsa 9amija bayda.” It means “She is wearing a white shirt.”
Qamija is pronounced /qa-mi-ja/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written قميجة.
The word 'qamija' is used in everyday conversation to refer to a shirt. It is commonly used in both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'qamija m3a serwal', meaning a shirt with pants, often used to describe a complete outfit. There are no notable regional variants for this word.