nmel نمل
Algerian Darja · verb
“nmel” (نمل) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I get / we get tired of.
Meanings
- I get / we get tired of
- ants (collective noun)
Usage
Conjugated form of the verb mell (to get tired of, to have had enough), in the first person: nmell means "I get tired of" or "we get tired of", depending on context. It is used mostly in the negative, ma nmellch, "I never tire of it", to compliment a song, a series or a video. The thing one tires of is introduced by men: ma nmellch men had el feilm. In the past, one says mellit, "I'm fed up". Pitfall: the same Arabic spelling can also mean ants (nmel). Context decides.
Example
ما نملش من هاد الغنية، نسمعها كل يوم
ma nmellch men had el ghnya, nesma3ha kol youm
“I never tire of this song, I listen to it every day.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nmel” but also “nmell”, “nmal” and “nmall”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.