merr مرّ
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“merr” (مرّ) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning bitter (taste).
Meanings
- bitter (taste)
- harsh, hard to bear
Usage
A common adjective for a bitter taste: medicine, coffee without sugar, certain vegetables. In Morocco it is pronounced morr or merr depending on the region and the speaker. The feminine is morra and the plural morrin. Figuratively, the word describes a harsh situation or a truth that is hard to accept. For example "l-haqq morr" (the truth is bitter) or "dduniya morra" (life is hard). It should not be confused with the verb marr / dduz, which means "to pass". The opposite of morr is hlu, which means sweet.
Example
دوا كان المذاق ديالو مر
dwa kan lmada9 dyalo merr
“The medicine had a bitter taste.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “merr” but also “morr”, “mor”, “mrr” and “marr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.