nsher نشر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“nsher” (نشر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to hang out (laundry).
Meanings
- to hang out (laundry)
- to publish, broadcast
- to spread, lay out
Usage
At home, nsher (imperfect ynsher) means above all to hang out laundry to dry: "nsher l7wayj f sste7". In a more formal register, it means to publish (a book, an article) or to post on social media, and it then equals "to publish" or "to share". It can also mean to spread out or scatter something. The noun nachr (publication, publishing) belongs to the media register. In young people's slang, nsher is also heard in the sense of going out to have fun, but this use is colloquial and varies.
Example
نشري الحوايج فالسطح قبل ما تطيح الشتا
nshri l7wayj f sste7 9bel ma t7i7 chta
“Hang the laundry on the terrace before it rains.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kannchr | nchrt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katnchr | nchrti | nchr |
| nti (you, f.) | katnchri | nchrti | nchri |
| howa (he) | kaynchr | nchr | |
| hiya (she) | katnchr | nchrat | |
| 7na (we) | kannchro | nchrna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katnchro | nchrto | nchro |
| homa (they) | kaynchro | nchro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nsher” but also “ncher”, “nchr”, “nchar” and “nachr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nsher” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to publish, post online”; “to hang out (laundry)”: nchar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to hang out (laundry)”; “to publish, post”: nchar in Tunisian.