maghroum مغروم
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“maghroum” (مغروم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning passionate about, a fan of.
Meanings
- passionate about, a fan of
- smitten, in love
Usage
Maghroum means "passionate, crazy about something". It takes the preposition b-: maghroum bel koura, "passionate about football". The word is very common and rather colloquial, with a stronger sense than simply "to like". It can also mean "smitten" with a person, but it is used mostly for tastes and passions. The feminine is maghrouma, the plural maghroumin. The corresponding noun is ghram, "passion, love". The verb ghram, for example in ghramtni bih, means "you made me a fan of it".
Example
هو مغروم بالكورة
houwa maghroum bel koura
“He is crazy about football.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “maghroum” but also “mghroum”, “maghrom”, “maghroom” and “meghroum”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.