rasmi رسمي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“rasmi” (رسمي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning official, recognized by an authority.
Meanings
- official, recognized by an authority
- officially, it's confirmed
- formal, serious (tone, dress)
Usage
Rasmi describes what comes from an administration or institution: a statement (blagh rasmi), a document, a contract, a professional email. The feminine is rasmiya, and the plural rasmiyin. In conversation, it is also used on its own, like an adverb, to announce that news is confirmed: "rah rasmi" means "it's official". It is also used for formal dress or attitude. It comes from Standard Arabic and moves easily between registers. For an English speaker, there is no particular pitfall: its meaning corresponds roughly to that of English "official".
Example
راه رسمي غادي نزيدو ليا فالخلصة
rah resmiy ghadi nuzidou liya fl5elssa
“It's official, they're going to raise my salary.”
Forms
| feminine | rsmia |
|---|---|
| plural | rsmiyin |
| feminine plural | rsmiat |
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 “rasmi” but also “rsmi”, “resmi”, “rasmy” and “rassmi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rasmi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “official”; “seriously, for real (bil rasmi)”: rasmi in Tunisian.