Moroccan Darija Health and Medicine — 115 Words

This page lists 115 health and medicine in Moroccan Darija, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
لاباسhealthy, in good health
مرْض (أمْراض)sickness, illness, disease
مْريض (مْراض)sick, ill
عِيّانto be in poor health
مُعاقto be handicapped
وُلْداتto give birth
إمْتى غتْولْدي؟When are you due?
كُرْسي مُتحرِّكwheelchair
طْبيب (طُبّه)doctor
حاسّ بْراسي مْشي مزْيان، واقيلا خاصْني نمْشي عنْد الطّْبيب.I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.
أخِصّائيspecialist
طْبيب قلْبcardiologist
طْبيب العيْنينeye doctor, ophthalmologist
خْدا رونْديڤو مْعto make an appointment with
سْبيطارhospital
عِيادةdoctor’s office, clinic
فرْمْليnurse (male)
فرْمْليةnurse (female)
مْريض (مرْضى)patient
دار كونْتْرول عنْد طْبيبto get a (medical) check-up
دار دياڭْنوسْتيكto diagnose
دياڭْنوسْتيكdiagnosis
شافto examine
كوْنْتْروْلexamination
شافو الطّْبيب و لقا عنْدو ڭْريپ.The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with the flu.
مُشْكِلة (مشاكِل)problem
شْنو المُشْكِل؟What’s wrong?
آنا مْريض.I’m sick.
وْجعpain
ألمpain
كيضرّْني __.My __ hurts.
كتْفي ضارْني من شْحال هاذي.My shoulder has been hurting for ages.
كيضرْني هْنا.It hurts here.
كيضرّو ظهْروto have a backache
كيضرّو راسوto have a headache
كيضرّْني راسي بزّاف.I have a really bad headache.
ميڭْرانmigraine
دوخةdizziness
دايِخdizzy
داخto faint
ضرْبو البرْدto have a cold
نيفو مسْدودto be congested, have nasal congestion
عنْدو ڭْريپto have the flu
عنْدو سْخانةto have a fever
ضارّاه كُرْشوto have a stomachache
ضارّاه قرْجوتّوto have a sore throat
كْحبto cough
عنْدو كُحْبةto have a cough
ردّto vomit, throw up
فيه الرّدّانto experience nausea, be nauseous
جاه الإسْهالto have diarrhea
مقْبوطto be constipated
عنْدو سوء الهضْمto have indigestion
السُّكّرdiabetes
عنْدو السُّكّرto be diabetic
عنْدو الرّبْوto have asthma
عنْدو الطّونْسْيوْنto have high blood pressure
السّيداAIDS
كوْنْصيْرcancer
تْوعّتto get injured
عنْدو زْروڭيةto have a bruise
جرْحةwound, cut
غرّزto get stitches
غُرْزة (غْرازي)stitch
حرْقةburn
تّحْرقto get burned
فاصْمةbandage, Band-Aid
لْوا الشّوڤيةto have a sprained ankle
هرّس العْظمto break a bone
عْظم مْهرّسa broken bone
جْبيرةcast (UK: plaster); splint
ڭبْصcast (UK: plaster); splint
هرّس إيدّو و دابا خاصّو يْدير الڭبْص.He broke his arm and has to wear a cast now.
رادْيوْx-ray
دار رادْيوْto x-ray
دْوا (دْوايات)medicine
أوْرْدونوْنْسprescription
أسْپيرينaspirin
فانيدةpill
أونْتيبْيِوتيكantibiotics
بْراinjection, shot
دار بْراto get a shot
جْبد الدّمّto draw blood
دار تحْليلة الدّمّto run a blood test
بْراto cure, heal
الشّْفاrecovery, healing
داواto treat
دْواtreatment
طْريطْمونtreatment
آنْفيكْسْيوْنinfection
كتْعاديcontagious
واش مرْضك كيْعادي؟Are you contagious?
جرّاحsurgeon
عمليةsurgery
دار عملية عْلىto perform surgery on, operate on
دار عمليةto undergo surgery, have an operation
دارت إجْهاضto have an abortion
جرّاح تجْميليplastic surgeon
عملية تجْميلplastic surgery
حْملpregnancy
حمْلات منto get pregnant by
حامْلةpregnant
غنْوْلد فْ البدْية دْيال ديصّومْبر.I’m due in early December.
فْإينا شْهر هِيّ؟How far along is she?
هِيّ فْ الشّْهر السّادس.She’s six-months pregnant.
خْدات حُبوب منْع الحمْلto use birth control
پْريْزيْرْڤاتيفcondom
دونْتيسْتdentist
عنْدو السّوسةto have a cavity
ضارّاه سنْتوto have a toothache
عنْدو سنّة مْهرْسةto have a chipped tooth
حْشى السّنّةto get a filling
حيّد سنّةto get a tooth pulled
دار ديطارْطْراجto get a cleaning
غنْمْشي عنْد الدّونْتيسْت يْشوف لِيّا سْناني و نْدير ديطارْطْراج.I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.

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