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The DOZ vocabulary

Every word in the app,
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30 terms in Arabic and English: riding, zones and parking, the game, operations and your account. Search or pick a category.

Riding 6 terms

  • Unlockفتح السكوتر

    Scan the QR code on the handlebar or type the scooter number to start a ride. The meter starts after unlock, never before.

    One scan · under 3 s (estimate)
  • Holdالحجز المؤقت

    Reserve a nearby scooter for a short time before you reach it so nobody else takes it.

    Example: 10 free minutes
  • Pauseالإيقاف المؤقت

    Lock the scooter mid-ride without ending it — for a quick shop stop, for example.

  • Beginner modeوضع المبتدئ

    A lower top speed for a rider's first trips while they get used to acceleration and braking.

  • End-ride photoصورة نهاية الرحلة

    A photo of the parked scooter proving it stands upright in the right place.

  • SOSزر الطوارئ

    A button on the ride screen that calls emergency services and shares your location with DOZ.

Zones & parking 6 terms

  • Parking zoneمنطقة الركن

    A spot marked on the map and on the ground with the yellow-black diagonal stripe. Ending a ride there is always allowed.

  • Reward zoneمنطقة المكافأة

    A parking zone that needs scooters right now; parking there earns you bonus XP.

    Example: +40 XP
  • Slow zoneمنطقة بطيئة

    A pedestrian-heavy area where speed drops automatically, such as the corniche.

  • No-ride zoneمنطقة ممنوعة

    An area where the scooter will not run or the ride cannot be ended.

  • Geofenceالسياج الجغرافي

    A digital boundary on the map the scooter knows via GPS to apply speed and parking rules.

  • Zone glowتوهّج المنطقة

    A green glow around a zone in the app when you are close and it is ready for parking.

Game & rewards 6 terms

  • XPنقاط الخبرة

    Points earned from calm riding, correct parking and quests. They raise your level.

  • Streakالسلسلة

    Consecutive days you have ridden, shown as a flame that grows as it lasts.

  • Badgeالشارة

    A permanent mark on your profile for a special achievement, such as visiting every Mutrah landmark.

  • Questالمهمة

    A time-limited challenge: “park in 3 reward zones this week”, for example.

  • Tourالجولة

    A guided route between real city landmarks with points at each stop.

    Example: Mutrah corniche
  • Seasonالموسم

    A play period with its own quests, leaderboard and rewards, then a fresh start.

Operations & fleet 6 terms

  • Juicerالجوّال

    An independent partner who charges or swaps scooter batteries and redistributes them, paid per task.

  • Battery swapتبديل البطارية

    Replacing an empty battery with a charged one on the street without moving the scooter.

  • Rebalancingإعادة التوزيع

    Moving scooters from where they pile up to where riders need them.

  • IoT lockالقفل الذكي

    A connected module inside the scooter for unlocking, locking, tracking and battery level.

  • Depotالمستودع

    The city base for charging, maintenance and storage.

    Muscat depot
  • Scooter statusحالة السكوتر

    Ready · held · riding · low battery · maintenance — shown to riders and ops.

Account & branch 6 terms

  • Branchالفرع

    The DOZ edition for each country — its currency, language, municipal rules and team. Picked automatically from your location.

    Oman first
  • Walletالمحفظة

    A prepaid in-app balance that rides are charged from.

  • Passالباقة

    A subscription of minutes or days at a lower price than pay-per-ride.

  • Unlock feeرسوم الفتح

    A small fixed amount added at the start of each ride on top of the per-minute price.

  • Age checkالتحقّق من العمر

    Confirming the rider meets the minimum age set by their country branch.

  • Demo / Estimateتجريبي / تقديري

    A label we put on every made-up example and every number not yet measured.

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