ma7roug محروڨ
Algerian Darja · adjective
“ma7roug” (محروڨ) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning exposed, busted.
Meanings
- exposed, busted
- burnt
Usage
Ma7roug is the passive participle of 7reg, "to burn". Literally, it applies to a burnt dish or object. Figuratively, which is very frequent, it describes a person whose secret, lie or scheme has been uncovered. It matches the informal French "grillé": rak ma7roug, "you're busted". The feminine is ma7rouga. The register is informal, often with a teasing nuance. The word does not mean "burning hot", which is said differently.
Example
خلاص راك محروڨ، كامل عرفوك
khlas rak ma7roug, kamel 3arfouk
“That's it, you're busted, everyone recognized you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ma7roug” but also “mahroug”, “m7roug”, “ma7rouk” and “mahrouk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.