nar نار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“nar” (نار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fire, flame.
Meanings
- fire, flame
- very expensive, exorbitant
- great, awesome (slang)
Usage
Nar is the usual word for fire, especially cooking heat: "3la nar hedya" means "on low heat". Used as an invariable adjective, it describes exorbitant prices ("aswem nar") or, in slang, something excellent. The exclamation "nari!" or "nari 3lik!" expresses sorrow, sympathy or worry. It corresponds to "oh my God!" or "poor you". "Ych3al ennar" means "to stir up conflict". The word is feminine.
Example
اما هي تزيد من غادي تحبّ تشعّل فينا النار ,
eme hiya tzid min 8adi t7éb tcha33al fina ennar ,
“But she keeps piling it on from over there, she wants to set a fire between us.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nar” but also “nnar”, “ennar” and “naar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.