jazzar جزار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jazzar” (جزار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning butcher.
Meanings
- butcher
- brutal, bloodthirsty person
Usage
Jazzar is the common word for the butcher, that is, the tradesman who sells meat. One also says el-jazzar to refer to his shop: nemchi lel-jazzar, "I'm going to the butcher's". The word is very common, especially in the run-up to Eid. Figuratively, it describes a cruel person or a bloodthirsty leader, as in English. It is also used, jokingly, for a surgeon or hairdresser seen as clumsy. The feminine is rare. The plural is jzazria.
Example
مشيت للجزار شريت كيلو لحم
mchit lel jazzar chrit kilo l7am
“I went to the butcher's and bought a kilo of meat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jazzar” but also “jazar”, “jezzar” and “jazzer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.