mars مارس
Algerian Darja · noun
“mars” (مارس) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning March (month of the year).
Meanings
- March (month of the year)
Usage
In Algeria, mars refers to the third month of the year. It is part of the series of month names taken from French and used in everyday life: jânvi, fivri, mars, avril, mai, juan, juillia, out, etc. It is often placed after fi or f: f mars, "in March". The same word written in Arabic can also be read as the Standard Arabic verb "to practise", but that sense belongs to the written or formal register and is not usual in darja. An English speaker will recognise it easily, with a pronunciation close to the French.
Example
رمضان هاد العام يجي في مارس
ramdane had l'3am yji f mars
“This year, Ramadan falls in March.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mars” but also “mares” and “maris”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mars” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to practise (a sport, activity)”; “March (month)”: mares in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “March (month)”: mars in Tunisian.