mamnasbch مامناسبش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mamnasbch” (مامناسبش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unsuitable, inappropriate.
Meanings
- unsuitable, inappropriate
- ill-matched (person, couple)
Usage
Mamnasbch is the negation of mnasb (suitable, appropriate), framed by ma- and -ch. It is used for a time, price, garment or person that does not suit. The typical construction is mamnasbch l- or mamnasbch li- + person: mamnasbch lik "he isn't right for you". It is often heard about a suitor or future spouse. It agrees in gender and number: mamnasbach in the feminine, mamnasbinch in the plural. The register is everyday, neither colloquial nor formal.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mamnasbch” but also “mamnasebch” and “mamnasbech”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.