mntacher منتاشر
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mntacher” (منتاشر) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning widespread.
Meanings
- widespread
- scattered, spread out
Usage
Mntacher describes something that has spread widely: a disease, a fashion, a rumour, a social phenomenon. For example "had lmrd mntacher bzaf", "this disease is very widespread". It can also describe objects spread out or scattered across a space, such as belongings strewn on the floor. It agrees in gender and number: mntachra in the feminine, mntachrin in the plural. Common register, understood by everyone. The idea is of a spread that has already happened; for the action of spreading or circulating, other verb forms are used.
Example
هاد الموضة منتاشرة بزاف فالمغرب
had lmoda mntachra bzaf f lmghrib
“This fashion is very widespread in Morocco.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mntacher” but also “mntachr”, “mentacher” and “mentachr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.