Swear words in Mauritania

Mauritanian Arabic is close to Moroccan Darija.

The 10 most-used swear words in Mauritania, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. People in Mauritania mostly swear the way they do in Morocco, so this is that list. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   tabon mok ta-BON MOKYour mother’s c***.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   weld l-qahba weld el-QAH-baSon of a whore.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   qahba QAH-baWhore.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   zebbi ZEB-beeMy dick. F***!
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   qlawi QLA-weeBalls.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   khra KHRAShit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   meskhot mes-KHOOTCursed, damned (person).
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   kelb KELBDog.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    hmar HMARDonkey.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    hmaq HMAQCrazy.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it