tatawar تطور
Algerian Darja · verb
“tatawar” (تطور) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to evolve, progress.
Meanings
- to evolve, progress
- to develop, improve
- evolution, development (noun)
Usage
Pronounced tṭawwer (present yeṭṭawwer), this verb is used to say that something or someone progresses over time: a skill level, a country, a YouTube channel, a child. It is often heard with "m3a lwaqt" (with time) or "bezzaf" (a lot). It is a word of standard Arabic origin, well integrated into everyday speech, especially in comments and in conversations about work, studies or the media. The same Arabic spelling can also write the noun taṭawwur, "evolution", which is more formal. Context and pronunciation distinguish the verb from the noun.
Example
الحمد لله، المستوى تاعك تطوّر بزاف
el7amdoullah, el mustawa ta3ek tṭawwer bezzaf
“Thank God, your level has improved a lot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tatawar” but also “tetawer” and “tatawor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tatawar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to evolve, to develop”; “to progress, to improve”: tatawor in Moroccan.