korsi كرسي
Algerian Darja · noun
“korsi” (كرسي) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning chair, seat.
Meanings
- chair, seat
- post, position of power
Usage
Korsi is the ordinary word for a chair, with the plural krasi. You say 9e3ed 3la korsi (sit on a chair). By extension, it refers to a position of responsibility, often ironically: yhab el korsi (he clings to his seat). The word also appears in ayat el korsi, the Quranic verse recited for protection. In that case the meaning is religious, not "chair". For a comfortable armchair, you also hear fotay, borrowed from French.
Example
جيب كرسي واقعد معانا
jib korsi w 9e3ed m3ana
“Grab a chair and sit with us.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “korsi” but also “kursi”, “koursi”, “kersi” and “korssi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “korsi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “chair, seat”; “post, seat of power”: korsi in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “chair, seat”; “saddle (bike, motorbike)”: korsi in Tunisian.