masri مصري
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“masri” (مصري) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning Egyptian.
Meanings
- Egyptian
Usage
Masri means "Egyptian". It is used as an adjective (film masri, "an Egyptian film") or as a noun (an Egyptian). The feminine is masriya and the plural is masriyin or msarwa. It is often heard in connection with TV series, songs and the Egyptian dialect, which many Tunisians understand thanks to television. It also appears in the names of some animal or plant varieties. The register is neutral.
Example
نحب نتفرج في الأفلام المصرية القدم
n7eb netfarrej fel aflem el masriya l9dom
“I like watching old Egyptian films.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “masri” but also “masry” and “masriya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.