ma7gour محقور
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ma7gour” (محقور) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning oppressed, wronged.
Meanings
- oppressed, wronged
- looked down on, bullied
Usage
Ma7gour refers to someone who is crushed, treated unjustly, or looked down on because they are weak. The word is common and emotionally charged. It is used for a person, a region, or a neglected team: jiha ma7goura (marginalized region). It also serves to complain: ana dima ma7gour (I'm always being walked over). Among friends, it can be said ironically to tease someone who always gets taken advantage of. The feminine is ma7goura and the plural ma7gourin. The corresponding verb is 7gar (to look down on, mistreat).
Example
المسكين ديما محقور في الخدمة.
el meskin dima ma7gour fel khedma.
“The poor guy is always walked over at work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ma7gour” but also “mahgour”, “ma7qour” and “ma7gor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.