nnar النار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“nnar” (النار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning fire, flames.
Meanings
- fire, flames
- hell
Usage
Nnar means fire in the literal sense: flames, hearth, blaze. In a religious context, it also means hell, as opposed to jjenna, "paradise". It then appears in expressions like llah ynejjina mn nnar. The word is feminine. In many regions, people avoid saying nnar for the domestic fire. They use the euphemism l3afya instead, for example sh3el l3afya, "light the fire". Figuratively, ghali nnar means "very expensive". As in English, nnar can also suggest intense heat or great anger.
Example
رد بالك من النار
redd balek mn nnar
“Be careful with the fire.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nnar” but also “nar”, “enar” and “nnaar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nnar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “fire”; “hell (religious sense)”: nnar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “fire”; “hell”: ennar in Tunisian.