mdawer مدور
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mdawer” (مدور) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning round, circular.
Meanings
- round, circular
- rounded, plump
Usage
Mdawwer means "round" and describes a shape: tabla mdawra, "a round table", wejh mdawwer, "a round face". Said of a person, it can also mean "plump, chubby", without necessarily being pejorative. The word comes from dawwer, "to turn, to make turn". It should not be confused with the active participle mdawwer, "one who turns, who searches". The feminine is mdawra and the plural is mdawrin. As a noun, mdawra can mean a round shape.
Example
شرينا طاولة مدوّرة للكوجينة.
chrina tawla mdawra lel koujina.
“We bought a round table for the kitchen.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdawer” but also “mdawwer”, “mdaouer” and “mdawr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mdawer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “round, circular”; “turned, turned around”: mdowwer in Moroccan.