lisser ليسر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“lisser” (ليسر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning the left (direction, side).
Meanings
- the left (direction, side)
Usage
The word lisser means the left side. It is used mainly to give a direction, almost always with 3la: dour 3la lisser ("turn left"), 3la lisser dyalek ("on your left"). It pairs with limen ("right"). For the left hand, people usually say l-yedd l-isriya. Do not confuse it with laysser or llah ysser ("may God make it easy"), a wish formula that is spelled similarly in arabizi.
Example
دور على ليسر
dor 3la lliSer
“Turn left.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lisser” but also “lisr”, “lissar”, “lliser” and “lisar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.