tre22es ترأس
Moroccan Darija · verb
“tre22es” (ترأس) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to preside, chair.
Meanings
- to preside, chair
- to be at the head of
Usage
Tre''es is a formal-register verb, borrowed from Standard Arabic. It is heard mainly in the news, in official speeches, and in connection with political and association life: to preside over a meeting, a ceremony, a commission. The construction is direct: "tre''es l-ijtima3" (he chaired the meeting). In everyday conversation, simpler phrasings are preferred, such as "howa lli kan rass" or "howa lli kan kaysiyyer". The spellings with "22" represent the hamza. This verb has nothing to do with "terrace", which is pronounced similarly.
Example
الوزير هو اللي ترأس الاجتماع
lwazir howa lli tre22es l-ijtima3
“It's the minister who chaired the meeting.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantre22es | tre22est | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattre22es | tre22esti | tre22es |
| nti (you, f.) | kattre22si | tre22esti | tre22si |
| howa (he) | kaytre22es | tre22es | |
| hiya (she) | kattre22es | tre22sat | |
| 7na (we) | kantre22so | tre22sna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattre22so | tre22sto | tre22so |
| homa (they) | kaytre22so | tre22so |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tre22es” but also “tr22s”, “tre22s”, “tr22es” and “tra2as”. 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.