ksar قصر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ksar” (قصر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning palace.
Meanings
- palace
- ksar, fortified granary of the South
Usage
Ksar (or 9sar) means a palace, especially an official or historic residence. 9sar Kartej, the Carthage Palace, also refers to the presidency of the Republic in political discourse. The word appears in many place names, such as Ksar Saïd or Ksar Hellal. In the Tunisian South, ksar also refers to a fortified communal granary made of stacked ghorfa. The plural is 9sour. Not to be confused with the verb 9assar, "to shorten" or "to stay up late".
Example
مشينا نزوروا القصر في باردو.
mchina nzourou el 9sar fi Bardo.
“We went to visit the palace in Bardo.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ksar” but also “9sar”, “qsar”, “kasr” and “9asr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ksar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “palace, castle”; “ksar, fortified village”: 9ser in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “palace, princely residence”; “ksar, fortified southern village”: ksar in Algerian.