sir سير
Moroccan Darija · verb
“sir” (سير) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning go! (imperative).
Meanings
- go! (imperative)
- go and (do something)
Usage
Sir is the singular imperative of the verb "to go"; the verb itself is conjugated with mcha in the past (mcha, he went) and ymchi in the imperfective. The plural is siro (go). Very frequent, it is used on its own ("sir!", go away) or followed by a destination with l or l- ("sir l fes"). It often comes before another imperative to give an order: "sir chri", go and buy. Note that there is no past form sir: the past is mcha. "Sir f7alek" means "go away, be on your way".
Example
سير ل فس
sir l fes
“Go to Fes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sir” but also “siir”, “ssir” and “seer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “go! (imperative of "to go")”; “go ahead, come on”: sir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “go on, keep going (encouragement)”; “strap, thong”: sir in Tunisian.