syasa سياسة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“syasa” (سياسة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning politics (public affairs).
Meanings
- politics (public affairs)
- policy, course of action
- tact, diplomacy
Usage
Syasa refers first of all to politics in the public sense, as in ma kandkhelch f syasa (I don't get involved in politics). The word also means a course of action, that of a company or a government. In daily life, the expression b syasa is very common: it means "with tact, with diplomacy". For example, t3amel m3ah b syasa (handle him with finesse). This sense has nothing to do with politics and may not be recognised by learners. The word is almost always used with the article: ssyasa.
Example
ما كنبغيش نهضر على السياسة
ma kanbghich nhder 3la ssyasa
“I don't like talking about politics.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “syasa” but also “siasa”, “siyasa”, “siassa” and “siyassa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “syasa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “politics (public affairs)”; “policy, course of action”: siyasa in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “politics”; “policy, line of conduct”: siyesa in Tunisian.