شاورما دجاج
shawarma dajaj
Chicken shawarma in Arabic is شاورما دجاج (shawarma dajaj).
This phrase refers to a Middle Eastern dish consisting of marinated chicken cooked on a vertical rotisserie and served in a wrap or pita.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun shawarma followed by the noun dajaj (chicken), which functions as a possessive construction meaning 'shawarma of chicken'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Levantine Arabic, chicken shawarma is said as شاورما الدجاج.
How do you pronounce it?
shawarma dajaj
Did you know?
- The word شاورما is actually a linguistic transplant from the Ottoman Turkish word çevirme, which literally means 'spinning' or 'rotating'.
- The word دجاج may be related to the verb دَجَّ, which describes a specific, slow, back-and-forth walking motion.
Examples in context
- شاورما دجاجChicken shawarma
- أريد شاورما دجاج من فضلك.urīdu shawarma dajāj min fadlik.I want chicken shawarma, please.
- هل هذه شاورما دجاج؟hal hādhihi shawarma dajāj?Is this chicken shawarma?
- شاورما دجاج هي وجبتي المفضلة.shawarma dajāj hiya wajbatī al-mufaḍḍala.Chicken shawarma is my favorite meal.
Example conversation
At a fast food restaurant.
- زياد Ziadماذا تريدين أن تأكلي يا مريم؟mādhā turīdīna an ta'kulī yā maryam?What do you want to eat, Maryam?
- مريم Maryamسآكل شاورما دجاج.sa'ākulu shawarma dajāj.I will eat chicken shawarma.
- زياد Ziadحسناً، وأنا سأطلب شاورما لحم.hasanan, wa ana sa'atlubu shawarma lahm.Okay, and I will order meat shawarma.
- مريم Maryamهذا يبدو لذيذاً جداً.hādhā yabdū ladhīdhan jiddan.That sounds very delicious.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries دجاج, شاورما, CC BY-SA 4.0.
