Definition
A Moroccan or North African term for a neighbor or the concept of neighborhood, used in local dialects.
Etymology
From Moroccan Arabic/Berber dialect, possibly related to roots meaning 'near' or 'beside.' Usage is primarily regional and colloquial in North African communities.
Kelly Says
This word shows how neighborhood identity is so important in North Africa that they have specific dialect words for it—suggesting tight-knit community bonds were linguistically encoded.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
neighbors
neighbors
DEDeutsch
Nachbar
ˈnaːxˌbaːr
ELΕλληνικά
επίπλευρος
e-pee-pleu-ros
ESEspañol
vecino
ve-see-no
FISuomi
naapurin
na-a-pu-rin
HIहिन्दी
पड़ोसी
pa-dor-see
HUMagyar
szomszéd
szom-shed
IDBahasa Indonesia
tetangga
te-tang-ga
ITItaliano
vicino
vee-chee-no
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
bra-che-a-chon
MRMR
घरजवळचे
ghar-ja-vla-che
MSBahasa Melayu
jiran
jee-ran
MYမြန်မာ
အိမ်နီးbery
a-im-nee-bery
NLNederlands
buurman
boor-man
PAPA
Ghaznevid
ga-zne-veed
PLPolski
sąsiad
sow-see-ad
PTPortuguês
vizinho
vi-zi-nyo
SVSvenska
granne
gran-neh
SWKiswahili
mwenzangu
mwen-za-ngu
TEతెలుగు
పొరుగువారి
po-ru-gu-va-ree
THไทย
เพื่อนบ้าน
phuen-ban
TLTL
kapitbahay
ka-pit-ba-hay
UKУкраїнська
сусід
soo-sid
VITiếng Việt
người hàng xóm
ngoo-ee hang-zom
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee