jomhour جمهور
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jomhour” (جمهور) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning audience, spectators.
Meanings
- audience, spectators
- supporters (of a club)
Usage
Jomhour refers to the audience at a show, a concert or a match. In football, it is the usual term for a club's supporters: jomhour el-Ifriqi, jomhour e-Tera9i. One also says jomhour kbir ("a large audience") and el-jomhour 3ajbou ("the audience liked it"). The word is a collective singular, but in speech the verb often takes the plural: el-jomhour fer7ou ("the crowd rejoiced"). It should not be confused with jomhouriya, "republic". The register is neutral, and it is very common in sports commentary.
Example
الجمهور عمّر الستاد الكلّ
el jomhour 3ammer el stade el kol
“The crowd filled the whole stadium.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jomhour” but also “jamhour”, “jomhor”, “jemhour” and “joumhour”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jomhour” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “audience, spectators”; “supporters, fans”: jomhour in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “audience, public (viewers, followers)”; “fans of a team”: jomhour in Algerian.