ymermed يمرمد
Algerian Darja · verb
“ymermed” (يمرمد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to mistreat, humiliate, make suffer.
Meanings
- to mistreat, humiliate, make suffer
- to dirty, soil
- to heap insults and reproaches on
Usage
Ymermed (mermed in the perfective) is a very common familiar verb in Algeria. Its main meaning is to mistreat someone, treat them harshly, make them go through hardship or humiliate them. One says mermdouh f lekhedma, "they mistreated him at work". It can also mean to dirty, literally, or to give someone a telling-off. The participle mmermed means "going through hardship" or "badly treated", and the noun tmermid refers to hardship or humiliation suffered. The register is expressive, with a nuance of pity or indignation. In football, it is also said of a team crushed by its opponent.
Example
مرمدوه في الخدمة وما خلصوهش
mermdouh fel khedma w ma khelsouhch
“They mistreated him at work and didn't even pay him.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ymermed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.