tamtil تمثيل

Moroccan Darija · noun

“tamtil” (تمثيل) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning acting, the actor's profession.

Meanings

1. acting, the actor's profession
2. pretense, play-acting
3. representation (delegation)

Usage

Tamtil, often with the article (ttamtil), refers first of all to the art of acting in theatre, film or television: kaybghi ttamtil, "he likes acting". In conversation it is also used to call out a feigned attitude: ghir tamtil, "it's all an act, he's pretending". The sense of "representation" of a country or group belongs to the formal or journalistic register. It is commonly pronounced with t, not with the th of Standard Arabic. An actor is called mmettel.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tamtil” but also “ttamtil”, “tamthil” and “tamtile”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tamtil” on the Arabic keyboard