dhohr ضهر

Tunisian Derja · noun

“dhohr” (ضهر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning noon, midday.

Meanings

1. noon, midday
2. noon prayer
3. back (pronounced dhar)

Usage

The same Arabic spelling corresponds to two words pronounced differently. Dhohr means noon and the midday prayer. It is very common in time references: qbal dhohr (before noon), ba3d dhohr (in the afternoon), m3a dhohr (around noon), salat dhohr. Dhar means the back: dhari youje3ni, "my back hurts". Figuratively, one says 3tani dharou, "he turned his back on me", meaning "he let me down". To read it correctly, rely on the context.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dhohr” but also “dhhor”, “dhor” and “dhar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “dhohr” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “back (body)”; “noon, midday prayer”: dher in Moroccan.