Moroccan Darija for “finger”
/sba3/
صباع
Jre7t sbe3i.
I cut my finger.
Say sba3 (صباع) for “finger” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sba3/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Jre7t sbe3i.”, meaning “I cut my finger.”
Khasni n9ta3 sba3 l-khoubz.
خاصني نقطع صباع الخبز.
I need to cut the bread with my finger. · J'ai besoin de couper le pain avec mon doigt.
Sba3i mghloub mn l-brd.
صباعي مغلوب من البرد.
My finger is numb from the cold. · Mon doigt est engourdi par le froid.
Ghslt sba3i mn l-7na.
غسلت صباعي من الحناء.
I washed the henna off my finger. · J'ai lavé le henné de mon doigt.
The word 'sba3' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to a finger. It is commonly used in casual conversations and can be part of expressions like 'sba3 l-yed' (finger of the hand). There are no notable regional variants for this term.
| English | finger |
|---|---|
| Spanish | dedo |
| Italian | dito |
| German | Finger |
| Portuguese | dedo |
| Dutch | vinger |
| Turkish | parmak |
sba3 (صباع) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "finger" in English. It is a beginner-level word in the body category.
A natural example is “Jre7t sbe3i.” It means “I cut my finger.”
Sba3 is pronounced /sba3/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written صباع.
The word 'sba3' is used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to a finger. It is commonly used in casual conversations and can be part of expressions like 'sba3 l-yed' (finger of the hand). There are no notable regional variants for this term.