tasri7 تصريح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tasri7” (تصريح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning statement (public, official).
Meanings
- statement (public, official)
- authorization, permit
Usage
Tasri7 is a formal-register word, taken as is from Standard Arabic. It is heard mainly in the media and in administrative contexts. It refers to a statement made by an official or a player: 3ta tasri7 l-sahafa, he made a statement to the press. It can also refer to an authorization document or an administrative declaration, for example to the tax office. In everyday conversation, people more simply say gal (he said) or use the French word. The plural is tasri7at.
Example
الوزير عطا تصريح للصحافة البارح
lwazir 3ta tasri7 l sa7afa lbare7
“The minister made a statement to the press yesterday.”
Forms
| plural | tSri7at |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tasri7” but also “tsri7”, “tesri7” and “tsre7”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.