masrane مصران
Algerian Darja · noun
“masrane” (مصران) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning intestine, gut.
Meanings
- intestine, gut
- guts, tripe (in cooking)
Usage
Masrane means the intestine. The plural msarine or msaren is very common, since people often speak of "the intestines" or "the guts". In butchery and cooking, msaren refers to an animal's guts, which are cleaned especially during Eid, or used as casings for certain dishes. The word is common and neutral, and is also used to talk about abdominal pain. It appears in colloquial expressions linked to hunger or anger. Pronunciation varies by region: masrane, mosrane, mesrane.
Example
نهار العيد نقّيت المصارن تاع الكبش.
nhar l3id neqqit lmsaren ta3 lkebch.
“On the day of Eid, I cleaned the sheep's guts.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “masrane” but also “msaren”, “mosran”, “msarine” and “masran”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “masrane” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “intestine, gut”: mesran in Moroccan.