3askri عسكري
Tunisian Derja · noun
“3askri” (عسكري) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning soldier, serviceman.
Meanings
- soldier, serviceman
- military (adjective)
Usage
3askri means a soldier or serviceman: "wildou 3askri", his son is in the military. The plural is 3sker, which also colloquially means the army: "da5el lel 3sker", he is doing his military service. The feminine 3askriya exists. The word also works as an adjective: "enqlab 3askri", a military coup; "lebsa 3askriya", a military uniform. The register is neutral. For a police officer, boulis or 7akem is used instead.
Example
ولد جارنا عسكري في الجنوب.
weld jarna 3askri fel janoub.
“Our neighbor's son is a soldier in the South.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3askri” but also “askri”, “3asskri” and “3askeri”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3askri” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “soldier, serviceman”; “military (adjective)”: 3skri in Moroccan.