mnbaher منباهر
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mnbaher” (منباهر) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning dazzled, amazed.
Meanings
- dazzled, amazed
- stunned, astonished
Usage
Mnbaher describes someone left gripped by admiration or surprise at something: a landscape, a performance, a person, unexpected news. It is often used with bqa ("to stay"): bqit mnbaher, "I was left dazzled". The word belongs to the everyday register and is heard a lot in speech and on social media. It agrees in gender and number: mnbhra in the feminine, mnbhrin in the plural. The meaning is primarily positive, admiration, but it can also express neutral astonishment. It should not be confused with the active verb "to dazzle someone", which is expressed differently.
Example
بقيت منباهر ملي شفت البحر
b9it mnba8er mli chft lb7er
“I was dazzled when I saw the sea.”
Forms
| feminine | mnba8era |
|---|---|
| plural | mnba8erin |
| feminine plural | mnba8erat |
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 “mnbaher” but also “mnba8er”, “mnba8ar”, “mnba8r”, “menbaher” and “menba8ar”. 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.