يما

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Compare Egyptian Arabic أما (amma), يما (yamma, “mom”) and South Levantine Arabic یامّا (yāmma, “mom”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jim.ma/

Noun

يما • (yimma) f (plural يماوات (yimmāwāt))

  1. mother, mom
    Synonyms: ماما (māma), والدة (wālida), أمي (emmi)
    مشات يما للسوق تتقدى.
    mšāt yimma le-s-sūq titqadda
    Mom went to the souk to get groceries.
    ينعل يمّاك! ― yinʕal yimmāk! ― Fuck you (literally, “Curse your mother!”)
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