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Darija family words: naming your family in Moroccan Arabic

Talking with Moroccan in-laws, or finally understanding your grandparents? It starts with the words for your own family. The most important ones are here, recorded by a native speaker.

How do you name family in Darija?

For close family, Darija uses simple, short words: baba for dad, mama for mom, khouya for my brother and khti for my sister. For grandparents you say jeddi for grandpa and jedda for grandma, though some regions also use 7enna or 3ziza. Further relatives often get a separate word depending on which side of the family.

Looking for more than family words? Check out the complete Darija word list.

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