ommi امي

Algerian Darja · noun

“ommi” (امي) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning my mother.

Meanings

1. my mother
2. mom (formal, in prayers)

Usage

Ommi means "my mother". The possessive is built into the word. In Algeria, it belongs mostly to a formal or affectionate register: it is used in prayers ("rabbi yarham ommi", may God have mercy on my mother), in writing and in songs. In everyday conversation, people much more often say yemma or mma, both to talk about their mother and to call her. Ommi is hardly used to address her directly. Do not confuse it with the adjective ommi, "illiterate".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ommi” but also “omi”, “oumi”, “oummi”, “ummi” and “mom”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “ommi” on the Arabic keyboard