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Apr

Word 117 – Ghbôr غبور

   Posted by: SimplyMoroccan   in Darija Vocabulary, Misc

Ghbôr غبور  is disappearance or absence, it comes from the verb ghbr غبر  .

Small conversation:

- Ash hâd lghbôr? آش هاد لغبور؟
Where have you been? (/What’s this absence?)
- Hânî m3â ddnyâ.
هاني مع الدنيا
Well… It’s just life.
- Kîfâsh z3ma m3â ddnyâ? Jât 3ndk ddnyâ lddâr w shddâtk mn iddîk w ddâtk ghbbrâtk?

كيفاش زعمة مع الدنيا؟ جات عندك الدنيا للدار و شداتك من إيديك و داتك غبراتك؟
How so life? You mean LIFE came to your house and caught you from your hand and made you disappear?
- B7âl dâk sh-shî.
بحال داك الشي
Something like that.
- Wâkhâ a lallâ, ilâ mâ bghîtîsh tgôlî, 3lâ râ7tk.
واخا أ للا. إيلا ما بغيتيش تقولي، على راحتك
Alright ma’am. If you don’t want to tell, it’s okay.

Note:
Ghbr!” in the imperative form means “get lost”.