tmer تمر
Algerian Darja · noun
“tmer” (تمر) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning dates (collective).
Meanings
- dates (collective)
- a date (tmra)
Usage
Tmer is a collective noun: it refers to dates in general, as a product or a foodstuff. A single date is tmra, and several counted dates are tmrat. Dates hold a big place in Algeria, especially the deglet nour variety from the Ziban, around Biskra and Tolga. They are served with milk to break the Ramadan fast and to welcome guests. The learned plural tmour is used mainly when talking about varieties or trade.
Example
فطرنا بالتمر والحليب
ftarna bet-tmer wel 7lib
“We broke the fast with dates and milk.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tmer” but also “tmar”, “temr”, “tmr” and “tmor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tmer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “dates (collective)”; “a date (tmra)”: tmer in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “dates”; “date”: tmar in Tunisian.