3amer عامر
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“3amer” (عامر) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning full, filled.
Meanings
- full, filled
- crowded, packed
- lively, buzzing
Usage
3amer describes a filled container: a glass, a bottle, a bag. It takes what it contains directly, with no preposition: lkas 3amer kakaw, "the glass is full of cocoa". For a place, it means "crowded": the souk, the hospital, the bus. It also has a positive sense of liveliness: a party or atmosphere that is 3amra is a success and full of life. The feminine is 3amra and the plural is 3amrin. Its opposite is khawi, "empty". It can also be used for a person who is "full of life" or in good health.
Example
سوق كان عامر
sou9 kann 3amr
“The market was crowded.”
Forms
| feminine | 3aamra |
|---|---|
| plural | 3aamrin |
| feminine plural | 3aamrat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3amer” but also “3amr”, “3aamr”, “aamr” and “3amar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3amer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “full, filled”; “crowded, packed”: 3amer in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “full, filled”; “crowded, busy”: 3amer in Tunisian.