khsara خسارة
Algerian Darja · noun
“khsara” (خسارة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning pity, what a waste.
Meanings
- pity, what a waste
- loss (money, match)
Usage
Khsara is widely used as an exclamation of regret: "khsara !", what a pity! or what a waste! It is often heard when someone has talent but is not recognized, or when an opportunity is lost. In the concrete sense, it means a loss of money or a defeat: "khsara f lmatch". The expression "machi khsara fik" means "you totally deserve it", and it is a compliment. Conversely, "khsara fih" means "he doesn't deserve it", often with contempt. The corresponding verb is khser, to lose or to damage.
Example
خسارة، كان يقدر يربح
khsara, kan yeqder yerba7
“What a pity, he could have won.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khsara” but also “5sara”, “khssara” and “khasara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khsara” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pity, waste”; “loss (financial, material)”: khsara in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “too bad!, what a pity”; “loss, harm”: khsara in Tunisian.