jerr جرّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“jerr” (جرّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to pull (toward oneself).
Meanings
- to pull (toward oneself)
- to drag, pull behind
Usage
Jerr (imperfective kayjerr; past jerrit, "I pulled") means to pull something toward oneself: a rope, a blanket, a door. It also means to drag a heavy object behind oneself. It takes its object directly: jerr lhbel, "pull the rope". With the preposition l-, it indicates direction: jerrha lih, "he pulled it toward him". It is a concrete, neutral verb. It should be distinguished from jebbed, another very common verb for "to pull" or "to take something out", whose usage partly overlaps with that of jerr.
Example
نتحداك ت جرّ داك لحبل بلا مادرك إدك
nt7edak t jerr dak l7bel bla maderek idek
“I dare you to pull that rope without using your hands.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanjrr | jrrit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katjrr | jrriti | jrr |
| nti (you, f.) | katjrri | jrriti | jrri |
| howa (he) | kayjrr | jrr | |
| hiya (she) | katjrr | jrrat | |
| 7na (we) | kanjrro | jrrina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katjrro | jrrito | jrro |
| homa (they) | kayjrro | jrro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jerr” but also “jer”, “jarr”, “jrr” and “jar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jerr” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to drag, pull”; “to drag (someone) into”: jarr in Tunisian.