mtr9a مطرقة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mtr9a” (مطرقة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning hammer.
Meanings
- hammer
Usage
mTer9a means the hammer, the tool used in DIY or carpentry. The word is common throughout the spoken language, and its pronunciation varies by region: mTr9a, mTar9a or mTir9a, as the attested spellings show. It is used with the article: jib l-mTer9a, "bring the hammer". For the action of hammering or tapping, the verb Terre9, from the same family, is used. The word also appears in colloquial images for a violent blow or a stubborn person.
Example
عطيني المطرقة نضرب هاد المسمار.
3Tini lmTr9a nDrb had lmesmar.
“Give me the hammer so I can drive in this nail.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mtr9a” but also “mtar9a”, “mtir9a”, “mter9a” and “matra9a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.