masar مسار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“masar” (مسار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning course, route.
Meanings
- course, route
- career path, track
Usage
A rather formal word, from Standard Arabic. It is found mostly in the media, administration and sport: a team's run, the route of a tram or bus, someone's professional or school career. In casual conversation, triq (road, way) is more often used for a route. Students and their parents also know Massar, the national school platform. This proper noun should not be confused with the common noun. Typical construction: masar dyal…
Example
الفريق دار مسار مزيان فهاد الموسم
lfari9 dar masar mzyan f had lmawsim
“The team has had a good run this season.”
Forms
| plural | masarat |
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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 “masar” but also “massar” and “masaar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.