chkher شخر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“chkher” (شخر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to snore.
Meanings
- to snore
Usage
The verb chkher means "to snore" during sleep. It is conjugated regularly: chkher (he snored), kaychkher (he snores), kanchkher (I snore). It is often used in a tone of reproach or joking, about a relative who keeps others from sleeping. Exaggeration is also common: kaychkher bhal chi motor, "he snores like an engine". The corresponding noun is chkhir, "snoring". The word belongs to the informal, everyday register.
Example
باك كيشخر بزاف ف الليل
bak kaychkher bzaf f lil
“Your father snores a lot at night.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chkher” but also “chkhr”, “chkhar” and “chekher”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.