fista فيستة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“fista” (فيستة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning jacket, suit jacket.
Meanings
- jacket, suit jacket
- light coat
Usage
Fista means a jacket, especially a suit jacket or blazer, but also any jacket worn over a shirt. It is a feminine noun, used with the article: l-fista. The usual plural is fistat. It is heard in phrases like lbes l-fista (put on your jacket) or fista w serwal for a suit. For a bomber jacket or a parka, other words are often used, such as blouson or jaket. The word should be treated as a feminine darija noun, with its Arabic plural.
Example
لبس الفيستة راه برد برا
lbes l-fista rah berd berra
“Put on your jacket, it's cold outside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fista” but also “vista” and “fiesta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fista” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “jacket, blazer”; “light coat”: vista in Tunisian.