bezzour بزور
Algerian Darja · adverb
“bezzour” (بزور) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning by force, against one's will.
Meanings
- by force, against one's will
- all out, with intensity
Usage
Bezzour is used as an adverb after a verb to say that something is done by force, that it is imposed on someone. In the colloquial register, especially among young people and online, it also serves as an admiring intensifier. It is often found in the phrase "fort w bezzour", meaning "really strong, impressive", used to compliment someone. The register is spoken and colloquial. Pitfall: the same Arabic spelling can be read "nzour" or "bzour", "I will visit", in other dialects. Context resolves the ambiguity.
Example
دخلوه للدار بزور
dakhlouh l'dar bezzour
“They made him go into the house by force.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bezzour” but also “bezour”, “bzour” and “bezzor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.