3ers عرس
Moroccan Darija · noun
“3ers” (عرس) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning wedding, nuptials.
Meanings
- wedding, nuptials
- wedding party
Usage
3ers refers to the wedding celebration, with the guests, the music, the negafa and the meal. It is the event, not the legal institution, which is called zwaj. The plural is l3rasat. One says dar l3ers for the house where the party takes place, and mshina l3ers for "we went to the wedding". The word family includes 3rousa, "the bride", 3ris, "the groom", and the verb 3erres, "to get married, to hold a wedding party". The word is also used figuratively for any lively party.
Forms
| plural | 3rasat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ers” but also “3rs”, “3ars” and “3erss”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3ers” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wedding, marriage celebration”; “wedding party”: 3ers in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “wedding, wedding celebration”; “to get married (verb 3arres)”: 3ers in Tunisian.