dour دور

Tunisian Derja · noun

“dour” (دور) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning turn (in a sequence).

Meanings

1. turn (in a sequence)
2. role
3. round of a competition

Usage

Dour (or dawr) first indicates someone's turn in a queue or a game: tawa dawri, "it's my turn now"; estanna dourek, "wait your turn". It also means a role, in theatre, in film or in a situation (3andou dour kbir). In sport, it refers to a round of a competition. The same Arabic spelling also corresponds to the verb dour, "turn!", and to the verb dawwer, "to turn, to go around", hence confusion in writing: only context can settle it.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dour” but also “dawr”, “dor” and “dawer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “dour” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to turn, to rotate (an object)”; “to stir, to mix by turning”: dowwer in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to turn, to make turn”; “to take a stroll, to wander”: dawwar in Algerian.