3rous عروس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“3rous” (عروس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bride, young wife.
Meanings
- bride, young wife
- bride-to-be about to marry
Usage
3rous means the bride, on the wedding day and in the days that follow. The groom is 3ris. The word recurs throughout wedding vocabulary: jéb 3rous ("he got married", literally "he brought a bride"), and in wishes addressed to single people, such as nchoufek 3rous ("may I see you a bride"). With the article, it is el-3rous. Do not confuse it with 3ers, which means the wedding celebration itself. Nor with 3rousa, which can also mean a doll.
Example
العروس لابسة الكسوة التونسية.
el 3rous labsa el keswa ettounsia.
“The bride is wearing the traditional Tunisian outfit.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3rous” but also “arous”, “3arous”, “aroussa” and “3roussa”. 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.