malmoum ملموم
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“malmoum” (ملموم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning gathered, tied up (hair, belongings).
Meanings
- gathered, tied up (hair, belongings)
- settled, well-organized (person)
Usage
Malmoum is the past participle of lamm, "to gather, to collect". In the concrete sense, it is used mainly for hair that is tied up or pulled back (cha3rha dima malmoum), or for belongings that are tidied and gathered together. Figuratively, it describes a settled, well-organized person who doesn't scatter about or run here and there. It is often said of a man who could settle down or get married. The feminine is malmouma. The opposite is mfarte9 ("scattered"). The register is everyday and colloquial.
Example
شعرها ديما ملموم.
cha3rha dima malmoum.
“Her hair is always tied up.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “malmoum” but also “mlmoum”, “malmoom” and “melmoum”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.