mol nnadader مول النضاضر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mol nnadader” (مول النضاضر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning person who wears glasses.
Meanings
- person who wears glasses
- optician, glasses seller
Usage
Mol nnḍaḍer is formed from mol ("the one of, master of") and nnḍaḍer (glasses). The most common use is descriptive: it refers to someone whose name you don't know, by a visible trait, like saying "the guy with glasses" in English. Depending on context, it can also mean the glasses seller or optician, but for a professional people more often use an adapted French word. This kind of nickname can take a mocking tone among young people. The feminine is mmoulat nnḍaḍer.
Example
شكون داك مول النضاضر لي واقف تما؟
chkoun dak mol nnaddader li wa9ef tma?
“Who's that guy with glasses standing over there?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mol nnadader” but also “moul ndader”, “mol ndader”, “moul nnadader” and “mol nnaddader”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.