chrajem شراجم

Moroccan Darija · noun

“chrajem” (شراجم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning windows.

Meanings

1. windows

Usage

Chrajem is the plural of cherjem, "window", a very common word in Morocco for the windows of a house or apartment. It combines naturally with the usual verbs: 7ell cherjem ("open the window"), sedd or chedd cherjem ("close the window"). Darija also has chbbak, which more often means a grilled window or a counter opening, and ta9a, a small opening. Beware of translations in sources: singular and plural are often mixed up there, whereas chrajem is truly a plural.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chrajem” but also “chrajm”, “cherajem” and “shrajem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “chrajem” on the Arabic keyboard