nmer نمر
Algerian Darja · noun
“nmer” (نمر) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning tiger; sometimes leopard, panther.
Meanings
- tiger; sometimes leopard, panther
- (figurative) tough, resourceful guy
Usage
Nmer means the tiger. In popular usage, it can also mean the leopard or the panther, since big spotted or striped cats are often lumped together under this name. Figuratively, someone is called nmer to praise their strength, boldness or skill, often ironically: hsebtek nmer, "I thought you were tough". The plural is nmoura or nmour. The register is standard. The figurative use is colloquial and frequent among friends.
Example
شفنا نمر في جنينة الحيوانات
chefna nmer f jnina ta3 lhayawanat
“We saw a tiger at the zoo.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nmer” but also “nemr”, “namr” and “nmar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nmer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tiger”; “leopard, large spotted cat”: nmer in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tiger”; “leopard, large spotted cat”: nmer in Tunisian.