ta2thir تاثير
Algerian Darja · noun
“ta2thir” (تاثير) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning influence.
Meanings
- influence
- effect, impact
Usage
Ta2thir comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a rather formal register. It is found mainly in online comments and discussions about the media or influencers: "3andek ta2thir kbir", "you have great influence". In spontaneous conversation, the verb "attar f" is often preferred: "attar fiya bezzaf", "it affected me a lot". The popular pronunciation is often tathir or tasir. The adjective "mo2atir", "influential", gave rise to the common noun "mo2atirin" for influencers.
Example
عندك تأثير كبير على الشباب
3andek ta2thir kbir 3la chbab
“You have a great influence on young people.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta2thir” but also “tathir”, “taathir” and “ta2tir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “ta2thir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “influence, effect on someone”; “impact, consequence”: ta2tir in Moroccan.