maghsour مغصور
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“maghsour” (مغصور) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning upset, gloomy, heavy-hearted.
Meanings
- upset, gloomy, heavy-hearted
- sullen, frowning (face)
Usage
Said of someone who feels moral discomfort, a vague sadness or a sense of oppression, often with no specific cause. The word is linked to ghossra, the feeling of a tight, heavy heart. It is used in questions like chbik maghsour ? (what's wrong?) or to describe a closed, sullen face: wejhou maghsour. The register is colloquial and everyday. It does not denote outright anger, which is rather m3assab or meghchech, but a state of dejection or bad mood. Feminine maghsoura.
Example
شبيك مغصور اليوم؟ صار لك شي؟
chbik maghsour lyoum? sarlek chay?
“What's wrong, you look upset today? Did something happen to you?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “maghsour” but also “ma8sour”, “mghsour” and “maghsor”. 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.