ndader نضاضر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ndader” (نضاضر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning glasses.
Meanings
- glasses
- sunglasses
Usage
Nḍaḍer means glasses, whether prescription or sun. As in English, the word has a plural form for a single object: you say "nḍaḍer dyali" for "my glasses". When needed, you specify: "nḍaḍer dyal chems" for sunglasses. The usual verb for putting them on is lbes ("lbes nḍaḍer") and for taking them off 7iyyed. The word belongs to everyday vocabulary, with no register marking. There is also a diminutive form, nḍiḍrat, which is more affectionate.
Example
نسيت النضاضر ديالي فالدار
nsit nḍaḍer dyali f dar
“I left my glasses at home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ndader” but also “ndadr” and “nadader”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.