mtersem مترسم

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“mtersem” (مترسم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning tenured, permanent employee.

Meanings

1. tenured, permanent employee
2. officially hired

Usage

The adjective mtersem applies to an employee, especially in the public sector, who has obtained a stable, permanent position, as opposed to contract workers, temporary staff, and substitutes. It is a key word in conversations about employment and job insecurity. One says mouch mtersem for someone who is not yet permanent, and the corresponding verb is tersem, "to make permanent, be made permanent". In the feminine, one says mtersma. The word is very common and administrative in meaning, but it belongs fully to everyday language.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mtersem” but also “mtarsem”, “metrassem” and “mtersim”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mtersem” on the Arabic keyboard