mheress مهرّس
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mheress” (مهرّس) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning broken, smashed (object).
Meanings
- broken, smashed (object)
- fractured, injured (limb)
- worn out, shattered with fatigue
Usage
Past participle of herres, "to break", very common in darija. It applies to a broken object (glass, vase, phone) or a fractured limb: rejlo mheressa, "his leg is broken". Said of a person, rani mheress also means "I'm shattered, aching all over". It agrees in gender and number: mheress (masculine), mheressa (feminine), mherssin (plural). Be careful not to confuse it with mherres without doubling in some spellings: the r is doubled in speech.
Example
الڤاز كان مهرسّ قبل مايتح
lvase kan mheress 9bel mayti7
“The vase was broken before it fell.”
Forms
| feminine | m8rrsa |
|---|---|
| plural | m8rrsin |
| feminine plural | m8rrsat |
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 “mheress” but also “mhrrs”, “m8erras”, “mherres”, “m8arras” and “m8rrs”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.