marka مركا
Tunisian Derja · verb
“marka” (مركا) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to score (a goal).
Meanings
- to score (a goal)
- to note down, mark, tick
Usage
Marka is an adapted borrowing from French "marquer", very common in Tunisia in football vocabulary: "marka but" (he scored a goal), "chkoun marka ?" (who scored?). It is conjugated like a Tunisian verb: nmarki (I score), markit (I scored), ymarki (he scores). It is also used for noting something down or marking an object with a sign. Be careful not to confuse it with the noun "marka" (brand), which has the same form: "marka ghalia" (an expensive brand).
Example
مسّي مركا بوت في الدقيقة الأخرانية.
messi marka but fi edde9i9a el akhrania.
“Messi scored a goal in the last minute.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “marka” but also “marqua”, “merka”, “markaa” and “mrka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.