Moroccan Darija for “hospital”
/sbi-tar/
سبيطار
T-tbib f s-sbitar.
The doctor is at the hospital.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say sbitar (سبيطار) for “hospital” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sbi-tar/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “T-tbib f s-sbitar.”, meaning “The doctor is at the hospital.” The French equivalent is hôpital.
Khasni nmshi l sbitar bash n3ml check-up.
خاصني نمشي ل سبيطار باش نعمل تشيك-أب.
I need to go to the hospital for a check-up. · Je dois aller à l'hôpital pour un bilan de santé.
L-mrdin kay3awnu f s-sbitar.
المرضين كايعاونوا ف السبيطار.
The nurses help at the hospital. · Les infirmiers aident à l'hôpital.
3ndna sbitar jdid f mdina.
عندنا سبيطار جديد ف المدينة.
We have a new hospital in the city. · Nous avons un nouvel hôpital dans la ville.
The word 'sbitar' is used in everyday conversations to refer to hospitals. It is common across Morocco and is understood by speakers of different dialects. A typical expression is 'nmshi l sbitar' meaning 'go to the hospital'. There are no notable regional variants for this term.
| English | hospital |
|---|---|
| French | hôpital |
| Spanish | hospital |
| Italian | ospedale |
| German | Krankenhaus |
| Portuguese | hospital |
| Dutch | ziekenhuis |
| Turkish | hastane |
sbitar (سبيطار) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "hospital" in English and "hôpital" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the places category.
A natural example is “T-tbib f s-sbitar.” It means “The doctor is at the hospital.”
Sbitar is pronounced /sbi-tar/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written سبيطار.
The word 'sbitar' is used in everyday conversations to refer to hospitals. It is common across Morocco and is understood by speakers of different dialects. A typical expression is 'nmshi l sbitar' meaning 'go to the hospital'. There are no notable regional variants for this term.