mamori7ch ماموريحش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mamori7ch” (ماموريحش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning uncomfortable (object, place).
Meanings
- uncomfortable (object, place)
- ill at ease (person)
Usage
Mamori7ch is the negation of mori7 (comfortable, restful), with ma- in front and -ch at the end. It describes mainly a seat, bed, shoe, car or home. Applied to a person, it means that they don't feel at ease: ana mamori7ch hna "I'm not at ease here". The feminine is mamori7ach. It is often introduced by rah. It is a common word in speech.
Example
راه ماموريحش هاد الكرسي
rah mamori7ch had lkorsi
“This chair isn't comfortable.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mamori7ch” but also “mamorie7ch” and “mamoureh7ch”. 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.