raw3a روعة
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“raw3a” (روعة) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning magnificent, superb.
Meanings
- magnificent, superb
- marvel
Usage
Raw3a is grammatically a noun ("splendour"), but it is mostly used as an invariable adjective: "el film raw3a" (the film is superb). It is also said on its own, as an exclamation, to react to a photo, a dish or a song, especially in online comments. The register is informal and enthusiastic. The word agrees in neither gender nor number. It can be intensified: "raw3a barcha". It can also be used ironically, for example about unbearable heat.
Example
الماتش البارح كان روعة
el match lbere7 ken raw3a
“Yesterday's match was superb.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “raw3a” but also “rawa3a”, “rou3a”, “raw3aa” and “raou3a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “raw3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “magnificent, superb”; “splendor, wonder”: raw3a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “marvel, splendor”; “awesome! superb! (exclamation)”: rawa3a in Algerian.