ghar غر
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ghar” (غر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to deceive, trick, con someone.
Meanings
- to deceive, trick, con someone
- to mislead, give a false impression
Usage
Ghar, imperfective ygharr, means to deceive or trick someone, often in a commercial exchange or with false promises. The typical construction uses the preposition "b": ghar bi (he got me), ghar bik (he ripped you off). The register is colloquial and the tone is often plaintive or accusatory. The passive form tgharr or nghar means "to get fooled". Do not confuse it with the noun ghar, "cave", which is spelled the same but is used differently.
Example
غرّ بيّ وباعلي تلفون مكسور
ghar biya w ba3li telifoun maksour
“He conned me and sold me a broken phone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghar” but also “8ar”, “gharr” and “ghor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.