9asreya قصرية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9asreya” (قصرية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning chamber pot, potty.
Meanings
- chamber pot, potty
- earthen pot, clay container
Usage
9asriya commonly refers to a chamber pot, especially the one used for young children being potty-trained. The word can also mean an earthen pot or container; only context removes the ambiguity. Since the object is trivial, the word is readily used for mockery: comparing someone to a 9asriya means making fun of their looks or their head. It is mostly used in the family, in an informal register. Avoid it in formal situations, where it can come across as crude or offensive.
Example
حطّيت الصغير على القصرية.
7attit es-sghir 3al 9asriya.
“I put the little one on the potty.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9asreya” but also “9asriya”, “kasriya” and “9asria”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.