massira مسيرة
Algerian Darja · noun
“massira” (مسيرة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning march, demonstration.
Meanings
- march, demonstration
- journey, career
Usage
Massira first means a protest march. The word became very familiar in Algeria with the Friday demonstrations: khrejna lel massira, "we went out to the march". It is also used to mean a path or career, notably in good wishes to someone starting out: massira mwaf9a, "best of luck on your journey". This second use is very common in online comments. For a simple walk on foot, you don't say massira, because the word evokes either a collective procession or a course of progress.
Example
غدوة كاينة مسيرة فالعاصمة
ghodwa kayna massira fel 3assima
“Tomorrow there is a march in Algiers.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “massira” but also “masira” and “msira”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “massira” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “march, demonstration”; “career, path (of a person)”: massira in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “march, street demonstration”; “career, path”: massira in Tunisian.