tar طار
Moroccan Darija · verb
“tar” (طار) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to fly, fly away.
Meanings
- to fly, fly away
- to be blown away, vanish
- to dash off, leave quickly
Usage
Tar means "to fly" in the sense of moving through the air, not "to steal", which is sre9. Imperfect ytir, imperative tir. It is said of a bird or a plane: t-tiyara tarat, the plane took off. It also applies to an object carried off by the wind, a roof torn off, or something that suddenly disappears. Figuratively, it conveys great speed or a hasty departure. The causative tiyyer means "to make fly, to send flying", for example a kite.
Example
الطير طار من الشرجم
t-tir tar mn ch-chrejem
“The bird flew away from the window.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | Trt | |
| nta (you, m.) | Trti | Tir |
| nti (you, f.) | Trti | Tiri |
| howa (he) | Tar | |
| hiya (she) | Tart | |
| 7na (we) | Trna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | Trto | Tiro |
| homa (they) | Taro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tar” but also “taar” and “tarr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to fly, fly away”; “to dash off, vanish”: tar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to fly, fly off”; “to vanish, be gone (sleep, etc.)”: tar in Tunisian.