mechkour مشكور
Tunisian Derja · expression
“mechkour” (مشكور) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning thanks.
Meanings
- thanks
- thanked, deserving thanks
Usage
Mechkour is used mainly to thank someone, alone or followed by the person or thing: "mechkour ya khouya", "mechkour 3al majhoud". It is a bit more emphatic and formal than yaïchek, which is very common in daily life. It is often found in messages addressed to officials, public services or strangers, and in online comments. As an adjective, it agrees: mechkoura in the feminine, mechkourin in the plural. The usual replies are "la chokr 3la wejeb" or simply "bla mzeya".
Example
مشكور على المعاونة متاعك.
mechkour 3al m3awna mta3ek.
“Thanks for your help.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mechkour” but also “mashkour”, “mchkour”, “machkour” and “meshkour”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.