ftira فطيرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ftira” (فطيرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fried doughnut (ftayer).
Meanings
- fried doughnut (ftayer)
- pie, turnover (sweet or savoury)
Usage
In Tunisia, ftira is the singular of ftayer. These are fried yeast-dough doughnuts, often ring-shaped, eaten in the morning with sugar or plain. They are bought from the ftayri, the doughnut seller. Under the influence of Standard Arabic and modern pastry shops, fatira also means a pie or turnover, as in fatira tuffe7 (apple pie). Do not confuse this word with mlewi or mtabga, which are flaky flatbreads.
Example
شريت زوز فطاير من عند الفطايري.
chrit zouz ftayer men 3and el ftayri.
“I bought two doughnuts from the doughnut seller.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ftira” but also “fatira”, “ftayer”, “ftayra” and “fteira”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.