nedjma نجمة
Algerian Darja · noun
“nedjma” (نجمة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning star (in the sky).
Meanings
- star (in the sky)
- star (rating)
- celebrity, star
Usage
Nedjma means a star in the literal sense: nedjma fi sma, "a star in the sky". The common plural is njoum. The word is also used for the stars of a rating, as for a hotel or a score. By extension, it also means a celebrity. It is also a widespread female first name. It is also the title of Kateb Yacine's novel and the former commercial name of a mobile phone operator in Algeria. Context is therefore needed to tell the common noun from the proper name.
Example
شوف هاديك النجمة كيفاش تبرق
chouf hadik nedjma kifach tebre9
“Look how that star shines.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nedjma” but also “nejma”, “najma”, “nadjma” and “nijma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nedjma” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “star”; “celebrity, star performer”: njma in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “star”: najma in Tunisian.