mars مارس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mars” (مارس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning March (month).
Meanings
- March (month)
Usage
In Tunisia, the months of the Gregorian calendar are named after the French: janfi, fifri, mars, avril, mai, jouan, etc. Mars is therefore pronounced as in French and written مارس in Arabic. It is used without the article after a number: khamsa w 3echrin mars, "the twenty-fifth of March". Be careful in writing: the same Arabic spelling also corresponds to the Standard Arabic verb mares, "to practise, to exercise". This verb belongs to a formal or journalistic register. It is not really used in everyday derja, where people say "ya3mel" or "ychadd" instead.
Example
نرجعو نهار عشرة مارس
nraj3ou nhar 3achra mars
“We're coming back on the tenth of March.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mars” but also “mares” and “maars”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mars” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to practise (a sport, activity)”; “March (month)”: mares in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “March (month of the year)”: mars in Algerian.