massira مسيرة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“massira” (مسيرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning march, demonstration.
Meanings
- march, demonstration
- career, path (of a person)
Usage
Massira primarily means a collective march, whether a demonstration or a parade. The word is very well known in Morocco thanks to lmassira lkhadra, "the Green March". It is also used as a girl's name. You say dar massira or kharjo f massira for "to organize a march" or "to go out and demonstrate". In a more formal register, notably in the media, it refers to someone's path or career, as in massirto lfanniya "his artistic career". For a simple walk on foot, massira is not used; say tmechya or ttmcha.
Example
الناس خرجو فمسيرة البارح
nnas khrjo f massira lbare7
“People went out on a march yesterday.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “massira” but also “masira” and “messira”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “massira” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “march, demonstration”; “journey, career”: massira in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “march, street demonstration”; “career, path”: massira in Tunisian.