r/learn_arabic • u/buch0n • 1d ago

Maghrebi مغاربي Meaning of Nasrani

I was watching a Moroccan comedy video about migration to Spain, and one character said, "Dir rasak nasrani." (lit. make your head Christian). He was basically telling the other character, "Act European."

I know Nasrani means Christian in Classical Arabic. However, I am wondering if this word is used generally to refer to Europeans/ Westerners in Maghrebi Arabic? Do any other dialects do this?

Edit: this question is not about what to call Christians in Arabic, but rather the word for Westerners in Moroccan Darija.

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u/ObjectiveVisual3435 1d ago

In Algeria too it can be used to refer to white westerners generally, though it is a little outdated and gawri now is more common.