akther اكثر
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“akther” (اكثر) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning more, further.
Meanings
- more, further
- the most (superlative)
Usage
"Akther" is used alone after a verb to mean "more" ("lezmek tekhdem akther") or before a noun or adjective for the comparative ("akther min", "more than"). With the article or a complement, it takes the superlative sense: "akther wa7ed", "the one who… the most". Derja forms fewer synthetic comparatives than Standard Arabic and often prefers "akther" followed by the adjective. Its opposite is "a9all". The word is common in all registers.
Example
لازمك تقرا أكثر
lezmek te9ra akther
“You need to study more.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “akther” but also “akthar”, “aktheer” and “akter”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.