masmoum مسموم
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“masmoum” (مسموم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning poisoned, toxic.
Meanings
- poisoned, toxic
- malicious, venomous (person, words)
Usage
Masmoum (feminine masmouma) describes something that contains poison or has been poisoned: "mekla masmouma" (poisoned food). Figuratively, it describes a mean person or hurtful words: "kelmtou masmouma" (his remark is venomous). One also says "3andou lsen masmoum" about someone with a sharp tongue. With a person, it can also mean "poisoned" or sick after a meal. The word is everyday register and understood everywhere. The figurative sense is common, so rely on context.
Example
الكلب مات، قالو كلا لحم مسموم.
el kalb mat, 9alou kla l7am masmoum.
“The dog died; they say it ate poisoned meat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “masmoum” but also “mesmoum”, “masmom”, “masmoom” and “msmoum”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “masmoum” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “venomous, toxic”; “poisoned”: msmoum in Moroccan.