maghrous مغروس
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“maghrous” (مغروس) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning planted (tree, plant).
Meanings
- planted (tree, plant)
- driven in, stuck (in the ground)
Usage
Maghrous is the passive participle of ghras, "to plant". It describes a tree, a garden or a plot of land: el jnen maghrous zitoun ("the garden is planted with olive trees"). The feminine is maghrousa. It is often followed directly by the name of a plant, without a preposition, or by b- ("with"). It is a common word of agricultural and rural vocabulary, in a neutral register. It can also be used for a stake or an object stuck in the ground. To say that a person stands motionless, "rooted to the spot", other expressions are normally used. The figurative use of maghrous in this sense is not reliably attested.
Example
الجنان متاع جدّي مغروس زيتون ولوز.
el jnen mta3 jeddi maghrous zitoun w louz.
“My grandfather's orchard is planted with olive and almond trees.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “maghrous” but also “mghrous”, “maghros” and “maghrousa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.