m7roug محروڭ
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“m7roug” (محروڭ) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning burnt, scorched.
Meanings
- burnt, scorched
- burned (injury, sunburn)
Usage
M7roug is the participle of the verb 7reg or 7ra9 (to burn). It is used for a dish that has stuck or scorched, over-baked bread, an object damaged by fire, or a burned part of the body. The letter ڭ is pronounced like the g in "go". Depending on the region, it is also pronounced m7rou9, hence spellings with 9. The feminine is m7rouga. Note that ttajine m7roug is commonly said of a dish that failed because it stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Example
الطاجين محروڭ، نسيتو فوق العافية
ttajine m7roug, nsito fo9 l3afya
“The tajine is burnt, I forgot it on the fire.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “m7roug” but also “m7rog”, “m7ro9”, “ma7roug” and “m7rou9”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.