mghanni مغني
Algerian Darja · noun
“mghanni” (مغني) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning singer.
Meanings
- singer
Usage
Mghanni refers to a singer, whatever the musical genre. The feminine is mghanniya and the plural is mghanniyin. The word is common in conversation and online comments, often specified by style: mghanni rap, mghanni chaabi. The French word chanteur is also used. For raï, artists are usually referred to with the title cheb or chaba before their name, although mghanni is still understood for them too. The corresponding verb is ghanna, "to sing".
Example
ولدها حاب يولي مغني راب.
weldha 7ab ywelli mghanni rap.
“Her son wants to become a rapper.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mghanni” but also “mghani”, “moghani” and “mghenni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mghanni” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “singer, person who sings”; “professional singer, performer”: moghenni in Moroccan.