atresh اطرش
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“atresh” (اطرش) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning deaf, unable to hear.
Meanings
- deaf, unable to hear
- clueless, out of the loop
Usage
Atresh refers to a deaf or hard-of-hearing person. The feminine is tarsha and the plural is torsh. It is the common word in spoken language, but said directly to someone it can sound mocking. In a formal or respectful context, a paraphrase like "ma yesma3ch" is preferred. The fixed expression "atresh fi zaffa", literally "deaf in the wedding procession", is said of someone who witnesses a situation without understanding anything about it. It is very common in a self-deprecating tone: "ena atresh fi zaffa", "I'm completely lost".
Example
حكيتلو برشا أما هو أطرش ما سمعنيش.
7kitlou barcha ama howa atresh ma sma3nich.
“I talked to him a lot, but he's deaf, he didn't hear me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “atresh” but also “atrech”, “atrach” and “atreche”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.