sarya سارية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sarya” (سارية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pillar, column (of a building).
Meanings
- pillar, column (of a building)
- pole, mast
Usage
Sarya mainly means a pillar or column that supports a ceiling or a structure: the columns of a mosque, of a traditional house patio or of a building site. The usual plural is swari. The word is also used for a planted pole or a mast, for example a flagpole. It is a feminine noun: sarya kbira, "a big pillar". In modern construction you also hear borrowings from French, but sarya remains the usual term, understood everywhere. Note: in this sense it is not a first name or an adjective.
Example
الجامع فيه بزاف ديال السواري.
jjame3 fih bzzaf dyal swari.
“The mosque has many columns.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sarya” but also “saria”, “sariya” and “saarya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.