mdira مديرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mdira” (مديرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning director, headmistress (of a school, institution).
Meanings
- director, headmistress (of a school, institution)
- female head of service, manager
Usage
Mdira is the feminine of mdir, "director". It is the common word for the director of a school, a university hall of residence, a company or an administrative service. It is used with the article (el-mdira) or as a complement: mdirat el-madrsa, "the school's director". When speaking of her, people often say madame el-mdira or simply madame. The plural is mdirat. In the press and in formal speech, the pronunciation approaches standard Arabic, with moudira. The word belongs to all registers and has no particular connotation.
Example
المديرة عيطتلي للبيرو.
el mdira 3aytetli lel bureau.
“The director called me to her office.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdira” but also “modira”, “mudira” and “mdyra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.