omour امور
Tunisian Derja · noun
“omour” (امور) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning things, matters, situation (plural).
Meanings
- things, matters, situation (plural)
- personal affairs, one's own business
Usage
Omour is the plural of amr (“matter, thing”) and is almost always used in the plural. You mostly hear it in phrases like “kifech el omour?” (“how are you, how are things going?”) or “el omour labes” (“things are going well”). With a possessive, it refers to someone's personal affairs: “ma todkhelch fi omouri” (“don't get involved in my affairs”). The register is common, slightly more formal than equivalents such as chghol. Pitfall: in arabizi, the spelling “amour” has nothing to do with the word for love. It can also be confused with the first name Amor.
Example
كيفاش الأمور عندك؟ لاباس؟
kifech el omour 3andek? labes?
“How are things with you? All good?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “omour” but also “oumour”, “amour” and “umur”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.