t2tir تأطير
Moroccan Darija · noun
“t2tir” (تأطير) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning supervision, mentoring.
Meanings
- supervision, mentoring
- training, guidance
Usage
Ta2Tir is a noun borrowed from Standard Arabic. It is very common in the vocabulary of education, sport, associations and administration. It refers to the supervision of people, whether pupils, young people, teams or trainees: ta2Tir dyal tlamid (supervision of pupils), ta2Tir tarbawi (educational supervision). The corresponding verb is 2eTTer (to supervise), and the person who supervises is a mu2aTTir. The word belongs to a semi-formal register. It is not used in the physical sense of framing a picture.
Example
الجمعية كدير التأطير للشباب ديال الحومة
jjam3iya kadir t2Tir l chbab dyal l7ouma
“The association supervises the young people of the neighbourhood.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t2tir” but also “ta2tir”, “te2tir” and “tatir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.