ennou النو
Algerian Darja · noun
“ennou” (النو) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning the rain.
Meanings
- the rain
- bad weather, rainy weather
Usage
Ennou means rain and, more broadly, rainy, bad weather. The word is generally used with the article: ennou. It is heard in phrases like "ja ennou" (it started raining) or "kayen ennou" (it's raining, it's rainy weather). Since rain is an awaited blessing, the word also appears in wishes and in prayers for rain. Ennou is not used everywhere: many speakers say "chta" for rain instead. Do not confuse it with "nouâ", which means "kind, type".
Example
البارح جا النو طول الليل
lbare7 ja ennou toul lil
“Yesterday it rained all night.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ennou” but also “nou”, “enno”, “ennaw” and “alnaw”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.