How do you say "caftan" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "caftan" is "qftan" (قفطان), pronounced /qf-TAN/.

How do you say "caftan dress" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "caftan dress" is "qaftan" (قفطان), pronounced /qaf-TAN/.

How do you say "embroidered caftan" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "embroidered caftan" is "qftan m3llm" (قفطان معلّم), pronounced /qf-TAN m-3LLM/.

How do you say "caftan fashion show" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "caftan fashion show" is "qftan show" (قفطان شو), pronounced /qf-TAN SHO/.

How do you say "silk caftan" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "silk caftan" is "dfin dyal 7rir" (دفين ديال الحرير), pronounced /d-FIN dyal 7RIR/.

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How to say "Caftan" in Moroccan Arabic

In Darija, "caftan" is qftan (قفطان), pronounced /qf-TAN/.

19 words

قفطانqftan/qf-TAN/

caftan

قفطانqaftan/qaf-TAN/

caftan dress

قفطان معلّمqftan m3llm/qf-TAN m-3LLM/

embroidered caftan

قفطان شوqftan show/qf-TAN SHO/

caftan fashion show

دفين ديال الحريرdfin dyal 7rir/d-FIN dyal 7RIR/

silk caftan

خيّاط ديال القفطانkhayyat dyal qqftan/khay-YAT dyal q-QF-tan/

caftan tailor

قفطان ديال الحريرqftan dyal l7rir/qf-TAN dyal l-7RIR/

silk caftan

قفطان مزوّق بيدqftan mzwwq b yd/qf-TAN mz-WWWQ b YD/

hand-decorated caftan

قفطان مغربيkaftan mghribi/kaf-TAN mgh-RI-bi/

Moroccan caftan

قفطان ديال الحريرkaftan dyal l7rir/kaf-TAN dyal l-7RIR/

silk caftan

قفطان ديال العرسkaftan dyal l3rs/kaf-TAN dyal l-3RS/

bridal caftan

قفطان مغربي فاسيqfttaan mghribi fasi/qf-TAAN mgh-RI-bi FA-si/

Fassi caftan

قفطان ديال العرسqfttaan dyal l3rss/qf-TAAN dyal l-3RSS/

wedding caftan

بغيت قفطان مغربي تقليديbghit qftan mghribi tqlidi/bghit qf-TAN mgh-RI-bi tq-LI-di/

want traditional caftan

قفطان ديال الفضّةqfttaan d lfdd7a/QFTTAAN D LFDD7A/

silver caftan

قفطان ديال الذهبqfttaan d ddhb/QFTTAAN D DDHB/

gold caftan

قفطان بالطرزqfttaan b ttarz/QFTTAAN B TTARZ/

embroidered caftan

قفطان مزيانqftan mzyan/qf-TAN mz-YAN/

fine caftan

دفترdaftar/DAF-tar/

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4 phrases

واش غادي يلبسو قفطان؟

Wash ghadi ylbsu qftan?

/wash GHA-di yl-BSU qf-TAN/

Wearing caftans?

Porteront caftans?

Brides change 7 outfits.

بغيت قفطان لماما ديالي

Bghit qftan l mama dyali

/bghit qf-TAN l ma-MA dya-LI/

Want a caftan for my mom

Caftan pour ma mère

بغيت نلبس قفطان للعرس

Bghit nlbs qftan l l3rss

/bghit nl-BS qf-TAN l l-3RSS/

Want to wear caftan to wedding

Porter caftan au mariage

العروسة غا تلبس 7 قفاطن!

L3russa gha tlbs 7 qfaatn!

/l 3RUS-sa gha tl-BS 7 qfa-ATN/

Bride will wear 7 caftans!

Mariée portera 7 caftans!

About this word in Darija

In Darija, "caftan" is qftan (قفطان), pronounced /qf-TAN/.

Darija (الدارجة) is Moroccan Arabic — the everyday spoken language of 40 million Moroccans. Unlike Modern Standard Arabic, it's rarely written down and draws heavily on French, Spanish, and Amazigh vocabulary. Learning how to say “caftan” the way Moroccans actually say it — with the right pronunciation, register, and cultural context — is the difference between sounding like a textbook and sounding like you belong.

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