mdowwer مدوّر
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mdowwer” (مدوّر) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning round, circular.
Meanings
- round, circular
- turned, turned around
Usage
Mdowwer first means "round" and applies to an object, a table, a face or a frame. The feminine is mdowwra and the plural is mdowrin. It is also the participle of dowwer, "to turn": mdowwer rasso, literally "his head is turned", is used to say that someone is looking elsewhere or is no longer interested in the matter. Do not confuse it with madour ("everywhere, all around"), which sounds similar. Nor should it be confused with dayer, which is more general and means "done" or "doing".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdowwer” but also “mdowwar”, “mdwwer”, “mdouwer” and “mdewer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mdowwer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “round, circular”; “rounded, plump”: mdawer in Tunisian.