Moroccan Darija for “eight”
/tmen-ya/
تمنية
Ssa3a tmnya.
It's eight o'clock.
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Say tmnya (تمنية) for “eight” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tmen-ya/. It is a numeral. In a natural conversation, you can say “Ssa3a tmnya.”, meaning “It's eight o'clock.” The French equivalent is huit.
Tmnya d lktoba 3la ttabla.
تمنية د الكتوبة على الطبلة.
Eight books on the table. · Huit livres sur la table.
Khdmt tmnya d sswaye3 lyoum.
خدمت تمنية د السوايع اليوم.
I worked eight hours today. · J'ai travaillé huit heures aujourd'hui.
Tmnya dyal ddrahem, safi.
تمنية ديال الدراهم، صافي.
Eight dirhams, that's it. · Huit dirhams, c'est tout.
Eight, also spelled 'tmenya'. Short form before nouns: 'tmn snin' (eight years).
| English | eight |
|---|---|
| French | huit |
| Spanish | ocho |
| Italian | otto |
| German | acht |
| Portuguese | oito |
| Dutch | acht |
| Turkish | sekiz |
tmnya (تمنية) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "eight" in English and "huit" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the numbers category.
A natural example is “Ssa3a tmnya.” It means “It's eight o'clock.”
Tmnya is pronounced /tmen-ya/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written تمنية (with vowel marks: تْمَنْيَة).
Eight, also spelled 'tmenya'. Short form before nouns: 'tmn snin' (eight years).