wzir وزير
Moroccan Darija · noun
“wzir” (وزير) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning minister.
Meanings
- minister
- groom's best man
Usage
Wzir refers to a government minister. For example: lwzir dyal ttaclim (the Minister of Education) or lwzir lawwal (the Prime Minister). The plural is wuzara and the feminine is wazira. In the traditional wedding, lwzir is also the close friend who accompanies the groom throughout the celebration: he is the equivalent of the best man. Context makes it possible to tell the two meanings apart. The pronunciation varies: wzir in everyday speech, wazir in a more formal register.
Example
أنا غادي نستقبل هاداج وزير عندي فدار
ana ghadi n st9bel hadaj wazir 3endi fdar
“I'm going to host that minister at my home.”
Forms
| feminine | wzira |
|---|---|
| plural | wozara |
| feminine plural | wzirat |
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 “wzir” but also “wazir”, “wezir” and “ouzir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wzir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “minister”: wazir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “minister”; “best man at a wedding”: wzir in Tunisian.