mghrour مغرور
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mghrour” (مغرور) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning pretentious, vain.
Meanings
- pretentious, vain
- proud, haughty
Usage
Mghrour describes a person who thinks they are superior to others and is full of themselves. The word is common and clearly pejorative. The feminine is mghroura and the plural mghrourin. It is often heard in reproaches, for example wellat mghroura mli khdmat, "she has become conceited since she started working". A close synonym is mtkebber, "haughty". The corresponding noun is l-ghrour, "vanity". Pitfall: mghrour does not mean "deceived", even though the verb ghrr also means "to dupe".
Example
ولا مغرور من نهار ربح الفلوس.
wella mghrour men nhar rbe7 lflous.
“He has become conceited since the day he made money.”
Forms
| feminine | mghroura |
|---|---|
| plural | mghrourin |
| feminine plural | mghrourat |
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 “mghrour” but also “mghror”, “maghrour” and “m4rour”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mghrour” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “arrogant, conceited”; “overconfident”: mghrour in Tunisian.