chirrir شرّير
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“chirrir” (شرّير) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning wicked, malicious.
Meanings
- wicked, malicious
- the villain (of a film)
Usage
Chirrir describes a person who seeks to harm others. The word comes from general vocabulary and sounds a bit strong or dramatic. It is used a lot to talk about characters in films and series: l-chirrir, "the villain". Its forms are chirrira for the feminine and chirrir's or achrar for the plural, the latter being more formal. In everyday life, people more readily say qbi7 or khayb for a mean or unpleasant person. Chirrir keeps the idea of a deep, almost moral wickedness.
Example
راه شرير هاد البوليس ديما شاد ناسّ و ماكيسامحش
rah chirrir had lboliss dima chad nass ou makisame7ch
“He's wicked, that policeman: he's always arresting people and never forgives.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chirrir” but also “chirir”, “charir”, “shirir” and “chrir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chirrir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “evil, wicked”; “quarrelsome, looking for trouble”: charrir in Tunisian.