ghamed غامض
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“ghamed” (غامض) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning mysterious, enigmatic.
Meanings
- mysterious, enigmatic
- obscure, unclear
Usage
Ghamed comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a rather careful register: media, narratives, serious conversations. It describes an enigmatic person or a matter whose workings are not understood: "had lqadiya ghamda" (this case is obscure). The forms are ghamda in the feminine and ghamdin in the plural. For a confused explanation, colloquial speech prefers "machi wad7" or "ma mfhoumch". For a secretive person, people also say "ma kayban ma kaybanch" or "mghelleq". The emphatic letter D (ض) is often pronounced as an emphatic d.
Example
هاد الراجل غامض، ما كيهضرش مع حتى واحد
had rrajel ghamed, ma kayhderch m3a 7tta wa7ed
“This man is mysterious, he doesn't talk to anyone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghamed” but also “ghamid”, “ghaamid” and “ghamd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.