tiyara طيارة
Algerian Darja · noun
“tiyara” (طيارة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning airplane.
Meanings
- airplane
- kite (depending on region)
Usage
Tiyara is the usual word for "airplane". People say rkeb fe tiyara, "to take the plane", and jit bel tiyara, "I came by plane". The plural is tiyarat. The word is feminine: tiyara kbira, "a big airplane". It is very common in conversations about travel and returning to the home country, a frequent topic in the diaspora. In some regions, the same word also means a child's kite. The French word avion is understood, but tiyara remains the natural term.
Example
غدوة نركب الطيارة لفرانسا.
ghodwa nerkeb tiyara l França.
“Tomorrow I'm taking the plane to France.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tiyara” but also “tayara”, “tiara”, “tyara” and “tiyyara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tiyara” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “airplane”; “flight (trip by plane)”: tyara in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “plane”; “kite”: tayara in Tunisian.