ysamouh يسموه
Algerian Darja · expression
“ysamouh” (يسموه) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning they call it, it's called.
Meanings
- they call it, it's called
- that's what's called
Usage
Ysamouh is a conjugated form of the verb samma (to name, to call). It consists of the third-person prefix y-, the plural marker -ou and the pronoun -h, "him/it". It is used to give the name of something, often with a regional nuance: f Jijel ysamouh kada, in Jijel they call it that. It is also used to characterise a situation, as in "that's what is called": hada ysamouh dhka. The feminine is ysamouha; the impersonal form is ytsamma (it is called).
Example
هاد الماكلة يسموه الشخشوخة.
had el makla ysamouh chakhchoukha.
“This dish is called chakhchoukha.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ysamouh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.