3sir عصير
Tunisian Derja · noun
“3sir” (عصير) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fruit juice.
Meanings
- fruit juice
- fresh-squeezed juice
Usage
3sir means juice, mainly fruit juice, whether squeezed at home, served in a café or sold in a carton. The fruit is specified by a direct complement: 3sir teffe7 (apple juice), 3sir bordgen (orange juice), 3sir fraise. In a café, you simply order "3sir" or name the fruit. The word is neutral and used in all registers. For vegetable juice or a drink blended with milk, other terms are also heard, such as French-style "jus". The plural is rare in everyday conversation.
Example
جيبلي عصير بردقان من فضلك.
jibli 3sir bordgen men fadhlek.
“Bring me an orange juice, please.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3sir” but also “3asir”, “3ssir” and “asir”. 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 “3sir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “fruit juice”; “pressed drink”: 3assir in Moroccan.