mansib منصب

Tunisian Derja · noun

“mansib” (منصب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning post, position.

Meanings

1. post, position
2. position of responsibility

Usage

Mansib, often pronounced manseb, means a post or position, especially a position of responsibility in the administration, politics or a company. It appears in phrases such as "3tawh mansib" (they gave him a post), "7attouh fi mansib" (they placed him in a post) or "3andou mansib" (he holds an important position). The word comes from Standard Arabic but is commonly used in derja. It often comes up in political discussions, sometimes with a critical nuance about favoritism. For an ordinary job, 5odma is the usual word.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mansib” but also “manseb”, “mansab” and “menseb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mansib” on the Arabic keyboard