mchomer مشومر
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mchomer” (مشومر) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning unemployed, out of work.
Meanings
- unemployed, out of work
- idle, with nothing to do
Usage
Mchoumer comes from the French "chômeur". It was adapted into a darija participle, from the verb choumer, "to be unemployed". The word is very common and is used mostly as a predicate: rah mchoumer, "he is unemployed". It is often used to talk about young graduates without work. The feminine is mchoumra and the plural mchoumrin. The word can also be used humorously for someone who has nothing to do. The corresponding noun is choumaj, "unemployment". A more Arabic-rooted synonym is bla khedma, "without work".
Example
راه مشومر ملي خدا ديبلوم ديالو
rah mchomer mli 5da diplome dialo
“He has been unemployed since he got his degree.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mchomer” but also “mchoumer”, “mchomr”, “mchoumr” and “mshomer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mchomer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “broke, penniless”; “poor, destitute”: mchoumer in Algerian.