mtcherred متشرّد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mtcherred” (متشرّد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning homeless, living on the street.
Meanings
- homeless, living on the street
- vagrant, wandering
Usage
Mtcherred refers to a person without a home who lives on the street. It is also used as a noun: wahed lmtcherred ("a homeless person"). For street children, people say drari mtcherrdin. The word carries a nuance of destitution and decline. It is sometimes used, in an exaggerated tone, for someone who is scruffy or who wanders aimlessly. It is descriptive and not an insult, but it can hurt if aimed directly at a person. The form mcherred also exists in speech. The feminine is mtcherrda and the plural is mtcherrdin.
Example
كاين بزّاف ديال المتشرّدين فهاد الزنقة
kayn bezzaf dial lmtcherrdin f had zenqa
“There are a lot of homeless people on this street.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mtcherred” but also “mtchrred” and “mtcharred”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.