moghram مغرم
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“moghram” (مغرم) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning in love, smitten.
Meanings
- in love, smitten
- passionate about something
Usage
Moghram comes from Standard Arabic and is used in darija to say that a person is head over heels in love. It often carries a tender or teasing tone, as in rah meskin moghram, "the poor guy, he's in love". The word is common in songs and TV series. The feminine is moghrama. It takes b: moghram biha, "crazy about her". Outside these phrasings, everyday speech often prefers expressions like ta7 f l7obb, "he fell in love". Pitfall: do not confuse it with mgharrem, "fined".
Example
راه مسكين مغرم
rah meskin moghram
“The poor guy, he's in love.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moghram” but also “mughram” and “maghrom”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.