Moroccan Darija for “to send”
/sift/
صيفط
Sift liya nnmra dyalek f WhatsApp.
Send me your number on WhatsApp.
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 sift (صيفط) for “to send” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sift/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Sift liya nnmra dyalek f WhatsApp.”, meaning “Send me your number on WhatsApp.” The French equivalent is envoyer.
Wach siftti lihom l-email?
واش صيفطتي ليهم الإيميل؟
Did you send them the email? · Est-ce que tu leur as envoyé l'e-mail ?
Ghadi nsift lik lblasa daba.
غادي نصيفط ليك البلاصة دابا.
I will send you the location right now. · Je vais t'envoyer la localisation maintenant.
Siftat liya message lbar7.
صيفطات ليا ميساج البارح.
She sent me a message yesterday. · Elle m'a envoyé un message hier.
The universal Moroccan Darija verb for sending messages, money, packages, or locations (instead of MSA 'arsala'). Present tense: 'kansift', past tense: 'siftt', imperative: 'sift' (masc.) / 'sifti' (fem.).
| English | to send |
|---|---|
| French | envoyer |
| Spanish | enviar / mandar |
| Italian | inviare / mandare |
| German | senden / schicken |
| Portuguese | enviar / mandar |
| Dutch | sturen / verzenden |
| Turkish | göndermek / yollamak |
sift (صيفط) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "to send" in English and "envoyer" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the verb category.
A natural example is “Sift liya nnmra dyalek f WhatsApp.” It means “Send me your number on WhatsApp.”
Sift is pronounced /sift/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written صيفط (with vowel marks: صِيفَطْ).
The universal Moroccan Darija verb for sending messages, money, packages, or locations (instead of MSA 'arsala'). Present tense: 'kansift', past tense: 'siftt', imperative: 'sift' (masc.) / 'sifti' (fem.).