matar مطار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“matar” (مطار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning airport.
Meanings
- airport
Usage
Matar is the everyday word for an airport. It is used in speech and in writing, often with the article: "fil matar" (at the airport), "mchit lel matar" (I went to the airport). It appears in official names, such as "matar Tounes Qartaj". It is heard a lot in connection with the diaspora's departures and returns: "nestanna fih fil matar" (I'm waiting for him at the airport). The French word "aéroport" is also heard in conversation, but matar remains the most natural form. The plural matarat is rare in everyday use.
Example
برّا فال مطار يحبّوا على واحد يصبّ الما كي تطلع كلّ طيّارة
Bara fil matare i7ebou a3la wa7ed iseb elma ki tatle3 koul tayara
“Over there at the airport, they want someone to pour water every time a plane takes off.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “matar” but also “matare” and “mataar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “matar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “airport”: matar in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “airport”: matar in Algerian.