noun food beginner

tuma

Moroccan Darija for “garlic”

/tuma/

تومة

Translations

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English garlic
🇫🇷
French ail
🇲🇦
Arabic Script تومة

Word Information

Part of Speech
noun
Gender
feminine
Category
food
Difficulty
beginner

Example: tuma in a Darija sentence

Darija

Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.

English

Add a little garlic to the food.

How to say “garlic” in Moroccan Darija

Say tuma (تومة) for “garlic” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tuma/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.”, meaning “Add a little garlic to the food.” The French equivalent is ail.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does tuma mean in English?

tuma (تومة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "garlic" in English and "ail" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the food category.

How do you use tuma in a Darija sentence?

A natural example is “Zid shwiya d tuma f lmakla.” It means “Add a little garlic to the food.”

How do you pronounce tuma?

Tuma is pronounced /tuma/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.

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