mnkhar منخار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mnkhar” (منخار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning nostril.
Meanings
- nostril
- nose (colloquial)
Usage
Mnkhar means the nostril, and sometimes the whole nose in a colloquial way. The usual word for the nose remains nif. The plural mnakher is frequent, for example in mnakhro msdudin (his nose is blocked). The word is used for humans and animals alike. Applied to a person, it can carry a slightly mocking nuance.
Example
عندو الدم كيخرج من المنخار.
3ndo ddem kaykhrej mn lmnkhar.
“He has blood coming out of his nostril.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mnkhar” but also “menkhar” and “mankhar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.