3rousa عروسة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“3rousa” (عروسة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bride, young wife.
Meanings
- bride, young wife
- girl of marriageable age
Usage
3rousa means the bride, especially on the wedding day and during the first period of marriage: people speak of the 3rousa's henna or of her time in the 3ammariya. The word is also used for a girl who has come of age: "wellat 3rousa", "she has become a real young woman". The wish "nchoufek 3rousa", "may I see you married", is commonly addressed to young girls. The masculine counterpart is 3riss, "the groom". The plural is 3rayess. In the construct state it is 3roust, as in "3roust lfamilya".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3rousa” but also “3rosa”, “3roussa”, “3arousa” and “3rusa”. 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 “3rousa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “bride, newlywed woman”; “doll”: 3rousa in Tunisian.