kas كاس
Algerian Darja · noun
“kas” (كاس) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning drinking glass.
Meanings
- drinking glass
- cup, sports trophy
Usage
Kas refers first of all to the drinking glass, especially the small tea glass. One says "kas atay" (a glass of tea), "kas ma" (a glass of water) or "kas 9ahwa" (a glass of coffee). In sport, the same word means the cup and the competition itself: "kas l3alam" (the World Cup), "kas l3arab" (the Arab Cup). Context is usually enough to tell the two meanings apart. The common plural is kisan. Note that the word is not used for a cup with a handle, which is rather called fenjal or tasse.
Example
عطيني كاس ما برك
3tini kas ma bark
“Just give me a glass of water.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kas” but also “kass”, “kes”, “kess” and “kaas”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kas” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “glass (container)”; “a glass of (contents)”: kas in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “glass (vessel, contents)”; “cup, trophy”: kes in Tunisian.