mamohimmch ماموهيمّش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mamohimmch” (ماموهيمّش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unimportant, of no importance.
Meanings
- unimportant, of no importance
Usage
Mamohimmch is the negation of mohimm (important), with ma- in front and -ch at the end. It is used to play something down: hadchi mamohimmch "it doesn't matter", or to reassure someone after an apology. One also says machi mohimm, which is very common and means the same. The feminine is mamohimmach. Note: the word does not mean "minor" in the sense of age. For a person who is a minor, other terms are used (sghir, 9aser).
Example
ماشي مشكل، هادشي ماموهيمّش
machi mochkil, hadchi mamohimmch
“It's not a problem, it's not important.”
Forms
| feminine | mamo8immach |
|---|---|
| plural | mamo8imminch |
| feminine plural | mamo8immatch |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mamohimmch” but also “mamo8immch”, “mamohimch” and “mamhimch”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.