msakker مسكر
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“msakker” (مسكر) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning closed (door, shop, road).
Meanings
- closed (door, shop, road)
- blocked, clogged
- stuffy, unventilated
Usage
Msakker is the participle of the verb sakker (to close). It is used as an adjective and agrees in gender and number: msakkra (feminine), msakrin (plural). It is said of a door, a window, a shop or a government office: "el 7anout msakker" (the shop is closed). It also describes something blocked, such as a nose or a sink, and air or a room that lacks ventilation: "hwa msakker". In Tunisia, the common words for "to close" are sakker and msakker. The verb ghlaq is mostly heard in an administrative register. Note: without the doubled consonant, the word can be confused with other meanings in writing.
Example
الحانوت مسكّر اليوم.
el 7anout msakker lyoum.
“The shop is closed today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “msakker” but also “msaker”, “msakar”, “mesakker” and “msakr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.