merte7 مرتاح
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“merte7” (مرتاح) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning at ease, calm, serene.
Meanings
- at ease, calm, serene
- rested, relaxed
- well-off, free of material worries
Usage
Mertè7 (feminine mert7a, plural mert7in) describes someone who feels well, physically or mentally. It often appears with nafsiyan to talk about psychological well-being (mouch mert7in nafsiyan, "not well in their head"). Ana mertè7 hna means "I'm comfortable here". With negation, it expresses unease or worry: mouch mertè7 m3ah, "I'm not at ease with him". It can also describe a comfortable material situation (3aylet mert7a, "a well-off family"). In the religious register, mèt mertè7 is said of someone who died in peace.
Example
تحبّ تكون وحدها مرتاحة تبدا إنسان قارية و تخدم و لاباس عليها
theb tkou wahadha merteha tebda ensena 9aria w tekdem w lebes aliha
“She wants to be alone and at ease, to become an educated person who works and is doing fine.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “merte7” but also “mirta7”, “mert7”, “mirtah” and “mertah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “merte7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “at ease, relaxed”; “calm, peace of mind”: merta7 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “at ease, relaxed”; “calm, untroubled”: mertah in Algerian.