msawer مصوّر

Moroccan Darija · noun

“msawer” (مصوّر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning photographer.

Meanings

1. photographer
2. cameraman, videographer
3. photographed, filmed (participle)

Usage

The noun msowwer refers to the person who takes photos or films, notably for weddings and parties. The feminine is msowwra. This word derives from the verb sowwer, "to photograph, to film". The passive participle, pronounced almost the same way, means "photographed" or "filmed", as in "l video msowwer f darhom" ("the video was filmed at their place"). Context distinguishes the two meanings. One also hears "photographe", borrowed from French. The verb sowwer is also used for "to make a photocopy".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “msawer” but also “mswer”, “msawar”, “mosawir”, “msewwer” and “moswwir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “msawer” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “photographer”; “cameraman, videographer”: msawer in Algerian.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “photographer”; “cameraman, videographer”: msawer in Tunisian.

How to say “photographer” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian