nhar نهار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“nhar” (نهار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning day, daytime.
Meanings
- day, daytime
- one day (unspecified)
Usage
Nhar means day, either as a unit of time or as daytime as opposed to night (lil). It is used without an article for "one day": "nhar men nharat" (one fine day), "yjik nhar" (a day will come for you, often threatening or hopeful). The usual plural is iyyem; nharat appears in some expressions. For "today", say lyoum, not nhar. "Nhar el 7add" means Sunday, and the other days follow the same pattern. A neutral word, used in all registers.
Example
يمكن نهار مننهارات تفهم علاش
yomkon nhar ménnharat téfhém 3léch
“Maybe one day you'll understand why.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nhar” but also “nhaar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nhar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “day”; “daytime, whole day”: nhar in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “day”; “daytime”: nhar in Algerian.