mt7ames متحمس
Algerian Darja · adjective
“mt7ames” (متحمس) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning enthusiastic, eager.
Meanings
- enthusiastic, eager
- motivated, passionate
Usage
Mt7ammes means "enthusiastic" or "eager". It is used for an awaited event or a new activity: rani mt7ammes l ghodwa, "I can't wait for tomorrow". The feminine is mt7amsa and the plural mt7amsin. The complement is introduced with l or b: mt7ammes l match, mt7ammes b el fikra. The word comes from Standard Arabic, but it has become common in speech and on social media, especially among young people. It combines naturally with rani, rak, rah. In the negative, one says marranich mt7ammes.
Example
راني متحمّس بزاف للماتش تاع غدوة.
rani mt7ammes bezzaf lel match ta3 ghodwa.
“I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's match.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mt7ames” but also “mt7ammes”, “mtahames”, “mta7ames” and “mithames”. 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.
Type “mt7ames” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “enthusiastic, eager”; “motivated, passionate”: mt7emmes in Moroccan.