stitmar استثمار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“stitmar” (استثمار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning investment (financial, economic).
Meanings
- investment (financial, economic)
Usage
Stitmar is a word from Standard Arabic. It entered darija through the vocabulary of economics, the media and business. It is heard mostly in connection with money put into something, projects or real estate: "stitmar f l3a9ar" (investment in real estate), "dar chi stitmar" (he made an investment). In everyday conversation, many Moroccans say the French "investissement" instead, or use the verb "stathmer", "stitmer" (to invest). With the article it becomes "listitmar". The register is rather formal or technical.
Example
هاد المشروع استثمار مزيان
had lmachrou3 stitmar mzyan
“This project is a good investment.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stitmar” but also “istitmar” and “stithmar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.