How do you say "water" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "water" is "lma" (لما), pronounced /l-MA/.

How do you say "watermelon" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "watermelon" is "dl7" (دلاح), pronounced /DL-AH/.

How do you say "waterfall" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "waterfall" is "shllal" (شلّال), pronounced /shl-LAL/.

How do you say "watermelon juice" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "watermelon juice" is "3sir dlla7" (عصير دلّاح), pronounced /3-SIR dl-LAH/.

How do you say "watermelon (var)" in Moroccan Arabic?

In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "watermelon (var)" is "bttikh 7mra" (بطيخ حمرة), pronounced /bt-TIKH 7M-ra/.

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How to Say Water in Moroccan Arabic

L-ma — water in Darija and related drink vocabulary.

20 words

لماlma/l-MA/

water

دلاحdl7/DL-AH/

watermelon

شلّالshllal/shl-LAL/

waterfall

عصير دلّاح3sir dlla7/3-SIR dl-LAH/

watermelon juice

بطيخ حمرةbttikh 7mra/bt-TIKH 7M-ra/

watermelon (var)

مول الماmwl lma/mwl l-MA/

water seller

شوف أوchauffe-eau/shof O/

water heater

كونتور ديال الماconteur dyal lma/kon-TUR dyal l-MA/

water meter

دار لماdar lma/dar l-MA/

water authority

فاكتورة ديال لماfacture dyal lma/fak-TU-ra dyal l-MA/

water bill

نشرة ديال الماnshra dyal lma/nsh-RA dyal l-MA/

water feature

سدّ ديال الماsdd dyal lma/SDD dyal l-MA/

water dam

بير ديال الماbbir dyal lma/BBIR dyal l-MA/

water well

نبع ديال الماnab3 dyal lma/NAB3 dyal l-MA/

water spring

شلال ديال الماshll dyal lma/sh-LL dyal l-MA/

waterfall

عصير الدلاح3sir dlah/3-SIR d-LAH/

watermelon juice

ﮔزّانيةgazzaniya/gz-ZA-ni-ya/

water heater

بلاستيك ديال الماbllstt dyal lma/bllst dyal l-MA/

water bottle

ﮔرعة ديال الماgrr3a dyal lma/gr-R3A dyal l-MA/

water gourd

صهريج ديال الماsahrij dyal l ma/sah-RIJ dyal l-MA/

water basin

10 phrases

كنشرب غير الما

Kanshrb ghi lma

/kan-SHRB ghir l-MA/

I only drink water

Je bois que de l'eau

عافاك، جيب لينا الما

3afak, jib lina lma

/3a-FAK JIB LI-na l-MA/

Please bring us water

Apportez-nous de l'eau svp

الما سخون بزاف!

Lma skhun bzzaf!

/l-MA s-KHUN b-ZAF/

Water too hot!

Eau trop chaude!

واش كاين الما ف الطريق؟

Wash kayn lma f ttri9?

/wash KAYN l-MA f t-TRI9/

Water on the trail?

Eau sur sentier?

واش الما دافي اليوم؟

Wash lma dafi lyum?

/wash l-MA DA-fi l-YUM/

Is the water warm today?

L'eau est chaude aujourd'hui?

واش الما سخون 24 على 24؟

Wash l ma skhun 24/24?

/wash l-MA s-KHUN 24 3la 24/

Hot water 24h?

Eau chaude 24/24?

واش يمكن نشرب الما ف الزنقة؟

Wash ymkn nshrb lma f zzanqa?

/wash YM-kn n-SHRB l-MA f z-ZAN-qa/

Can I drink water in public?

Boire en public?

As a non-Muslim tourist, be discreet about eating/drinking in public during Ramadan.

الما سخون مزيان للعظم

Lma skhun mzyan l l3dum

/l-MA s-KHUN mz-YAN l l-3DUM/

Hot water good for bones

Eau chaude bonne os

واش كاين كاسكاد؟

Wash kayn cascades?

/wash KAYN kas-KAD/

Waterfalls?

Cascades?

زيد الما شوية شوية

Zid l ma shwiya shwiya

/ZID l-MA SHWI-ya SHWI-ya/

Add water little by little

Ajouter eau peu à peu

About this word in Darija

L-ma — water in Darija and related drink vocabulary.

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 “water” 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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