mes2oul مسؤول
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mes2oul” (مسؤول) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning official, person in charge.
Meanings
- official, person in charge
- responsible for one's actions
Usage
Mes2oul refers to the person in charge of something: a department head, a civil servant, a political leader. One says "mes2oul 3la…", "responsible for…". In the plural, "el mes2oulin" often means the authorities, usually in a critical tone. The address "ya sidi el mes2oul" is ironic or solemn. As an adjective, the word describes someone serious and reliable ("weld mes2oul") or refers to legal or moral responsibility ("enti mes2oul 3la elli sar"). The feminine is mes2oula. The "2" in the arabizi marks the glottal stop.
Example
سيّدي ال مسؤول راهم حطّوك في منصب ,
seyyidi el mes2oul rahom 7attouk fi mansib ,
“Mr. official, they have placed you in a position,”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mes2oul” but also “mas2oul”, “mesoul”, “mas2ool” and “mas2ul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “mes2oul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “responsible (for actions, someone)”; “in charge of”: ms2oul in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “responsible (for a thing, an act)”; “an official, a person in charge”: mas2oul in Algerian.