chomour شومور
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“chomour” (شومور) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unemployed, jobless.
Meanings
- unemployed, jobless
Usage
Chomour is an adapted borrowing from French "chômeur", very common in conversation. It is used as an adjective ("ana chomour") or as a noun ("wahed chomour"). The feminine is generally chomoura. The word is related to chomage, which is also used. It often evokes unemployment among young graduates, a recurring topic of discussion. The tone can be neutral or ironic, for example when describing oneself this way jokingly. The more Arabic equivalent, bla khedma ("without work"), is also common.
Example
خويا شومور هادي عامين
khouya chomour hadi 3amayn
“My brother has been unemployed for two years.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chomour” but also “chomor”, “chomeur” and “chomeure”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.