ennar النار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ennar” (النار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fire.
Meanings
- fire
- hell
Usage
Ennar, that is nar with the article, means fire in the general sense: a cooking fire, a barbecue or a blaze. You say "walla3 ennar" to light the fire and "tfi ennar" to put it out. In a religious context, ennar means hell, as opposed to ejjenna (paradise). It is heard in phrases like "rabbi ynajjina men ennar". Figuratively, "nar" describes something scorching or excessive, for example very high prices: "el as3ar nar".
Example
ولّع النار باش نشويو اللحم
walla3 ennar bech nochwiw lla7am
“Light the fire so we can grill the meat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ennar” but also “nar”, “enar” and “en-nar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ennar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “fire, flames”; “hell”: nnar in Moroccan.
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.