9cher قشّر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“9cher” (قشّر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to peel.
Meanings
- to peel
- to scrape off, flake
Usage
A common verb meaning to peel a fruit or vegetable, or to shell an egg. It is also used for paint or plaster that is scraped off. It derives from qešra, "bark, peel". It is often used with the dative: qeššer liya, "peel it for me". In the passive or reflexive form, tqeššer means "to flake, to peel", for example skin after sunburn. Beware of limuna: in Morocco, this word means the orange, not the lemon, which is called l-ḥamḍ.
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan9chcher | 9chchert | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat9chcher | 9chcherti | 9chcher |
| nti (you, f.) | kat9chchri | 9chcherti | 9chchri |
| howa (he) | kay9chcher | 9chcher | |
| hiya (she) | kat9chcher | 9chchrat | |
| 7na (we) | kan9chchro | 9chchrna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat9chchro | 9chcherto | 9chchro |
| homa (they) | kay9chchro | 9chchro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9cher” but also “9chcher”, “qcher”, “9echer”, “qchcher” and “9chchar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.