nchar نشر
Tunisian Derja · verb
“nchar” (نشر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to hang out (laundry).
Meanings
- to hang out (laundry)
- to publish, post
- to spread
Usage
In everyday use, nchar ("yonchor") is first of all used for hanging out laundry to dry: "nchar el 7wayej", "nchar fi chams". The same verb is used for publishing a text or posting on social media: "nchart taswira" (I posted a photo). It is also used for spreading a rumor, fear or disorder: "yonchor el fawdha". The noun "nachr" (publication, circulation) belongs more to the media register. To take dry laundry down, you say "lamm el 7wayej".
Example
نشرت الحوايج في الشمس قبل ما نخرج
nchart el 7wayej fi chams 9bal ma no5roj
“I hung the laundry out in the sun before going out.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nchar” but also “yonchor”, “nchart”, “nchor” and “nachr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nchar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to hang out (laundry)”; “to publish, broadcast”: nsher in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to publish, post online”; “to hang out (laundry)”: nchar in Algerian.