msta9err مستاقرّ
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“msta9err” (مستاقرّ) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning stable, durably settled.
Meanings
- stable, durably settled
Usage
Msta9err comes from the standard register but is common in darija. It describes a situation, a job, a state of health or a person who has settled somewhere for good: "msta9err f Casa" (settled in Casablanca). The feminine is msta9rra and the plural msta9rrin. It is also used for married life or financial situation ("ḥalto msta9rra"). Its opposite is machi msta9err. The register is neutral, slightly formal.
Example
دابا الخدمة ديالو مستاقرة
daba lkhedma dyalo msta9rra
“Now his job is stable.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “msta9err” but also “msta9ar”, “mosta9ir”, “mesta9err” and “msta9arr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.