حماية
7mmaya
/7m-MA-ya/
mother-in-law
belle-mere
nounstandard
How to say "mother-in-law" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "mother-in-law" is 7mmaya (حماية), pronounced /7m-MA-ya/. The French equivalent is "belle-mere."
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