rasmi رسمي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“rasmi” (رسمي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning official.
Meanings
- official
- seriously, for real (bil rasmi)
Usage
Rasmi means "official": "nate9 rasmi" (official spokesperson), "el 5bar rasmi" (the news is official). The feminine is rasmia. In colloquial speech, the word also marks seriousness or certainty: "bil rasmi" or "berrasmi" means "for real, seriously". Used alone with a questioning tone, "rasmi ?" is equivalent to "seriously?". In this sense, it should not be translated as "officially", since it implies no authority.
Example
الخبر هذا رسمي ولا إشاعة؟
el 5bar hedha rasmi walla ichê3a?
“Is this news official or is it a rumor?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rasmi” but also “rasmy” and “resmi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rasmi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “official, recognized by an authority”; “officially, it's confirmed”: rasmi in Moroccan.