fsed فساد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“fsed” (فساد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning corruption.
Meanings
- corruption
- depravity, moral decay
Usage
Fsed means corruption in the political and administrative sense: bribes, embezzlement, favouritism. The word is very present in Tunisian public debate, on the radio, in the press and on social media. For example: fama barcha fsed fil idara, "there is a lot of corruption in the administration". It can also mean depravity or moral disorder, in a more moralizing register. The word comes from Standard Arabic fasad, but is pronounced fsed in derja. It is also used in more formal phrases such as mo7arbet el fsed, "the fight against corruption".
Example
الفساد ولّى في كلّ بلاصة.
el fsed walla fi kol blassa.
“Corruption has spread everywhere.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fsed” but also “fessed”, “fesed”, “fsad” and “fasad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fsed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “corruption (political, administrative)”; “depravity, immorality”: fasad in Moroccan.