tira تيرا
Algerian Darja · verb
“tira” (تيرا) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to shoot (weapon, arrow).
Meanings
- to shoot (weapon, arrow)
- to shoot, strike (football)
Usage
Tira is a borrowing from French "tirer", adapted and conjugated the darja way: tira ("he shot"), ytiri ("he shoots"), tirit ("I shot"). It is used for a gunshot, an arrow (tira flicha) or a shot on goal in football (tira w marka). It is also heard in the sense of "to print" a photocopy or a print run. The corresponding noun is tir. It should not be confused with the French verb "tirer" in the sense of "to pull, drag": for that, jbed is used instead.
Example
تيرا من بعيد وماركا بوت.
tira men b3id w marka but.
“He shot from far away and scored a goal.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tira” but also “tiri”, “tirit”, “ytiri” and “tirra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.