mnkher منخر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mnkher” (منخر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning nostril.
Meanings
- nostril
- nose (colloquial)
Usage
Mnkher is a variant of mnkhar. It means nostril, or colloquially the nose. The plural is mnakher, for example in mnakhri msdudin (my nose is blocked). For the nose in the neutral sense, people say nif. The word is used for people and animals alike. Depending on the tone, it can sound a bit colloquial or mocking.
Example
المناخر ديالي مسدودين بالرواح.
lmnakher dyali msdudin brwa7.
“My nose is blocked from a cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mnkher” but also “mankher”, “mnkhar” and “menkher”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.