tarch طرش

Moroccan Darija · verb

“tarch” (طرش) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to slap, to give a smack.

Meanings

1. to slap, to give a smack
2. slapping
3. deaf (adjective, pronounced differently)

Usage

A very common verb for "to slap", especially on the face, in a colloquial register. It is used in arguments, threats or stories: terchou, "he slapped him". A single blow is tercha, "a slap". Beware of the homograph: written in Arabic without vowels, the same word also serves as an adjective meaning "deaf", and as a noun for "deafness". Pronunciation and context decide. The threat "ghadi ntarchek" corresponds to "I'm going to slap you". It is not an insult, but the word remains colloquial and can sound brutal.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarch” but also “terch”, “trech”, “tersh” and “trch”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tarch” on the Arabic keyboard