doktora دكتورة

Tunisian Derja · noun

“doktora” (دكتورة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning doctor (woman), physician.

Meanings

1. doctor (woman), physician
2. doctor (academic title), female PhD

Usage

The word doktora is the feminine of doktour. It refers to a woman doctor and also serves as a polite title when addressing her: ya doktora, marhbe bik doktora. In the media, it is also used for a woman academic with a doctorate who is invited to speak. For a woman physician, tbiba is also said, but doktora is more frequent when addressing her directly. The word often comes before the first name: doktora Hela.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “doktora” but also “doctora”, “dektora”, “doktoura” and “docteura”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “doktora” on the Arabic keyboard