masrouf مصروف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“masrouf” (مصروف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning expenses, running costs.
Meanings
- expenses, running costs
- pocket money
- household budget
Usage
Masrouf refers to money that is spent, especially on regular needs. "Masrouf ed-dar" means household expenses: food, bills, shopping. In a family, the masrouf is also the sum given to a child or student for small expenses, the equivalent of pocket money. It is often followed by a complement: "masrouf el-9raya" (study costs), "masrouf ennakl" (transport costs). The word is common and neutral, in speech and in writing. Note: it is not a salary. It is money meant to be spent, not an income.
Example
بابا يعطيني المصروف كل جمعة
baba ya3tini el masrouf kol jem3a
“Dad gives me my pocket money every week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “masrouf” but also “masrof”, “mesrouf” and “masruf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “masrouf” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pocket money”; “expenses, outgoings”: msrof in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “expenses, costs”; “pocket money”: masrouf in Algerian.