sa3r سعر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sa3r” (سعر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning price, rate.
Meanings
- price, rate
- rate (exchange)
Usage
Sa3r refers to the price or market rate of a good. It is used mostly to talk about prices in general, their rise, or the market. The plural as3ar is very frequent: el as3ar talla3t ("prices have gone up"). Sa3r es-sarf is also said for the exchange rate. To ask the price of an item from a shopkeeper, spoken Tunisian often prefers soum: 9addech soumha? ("how much does it cost?"). Sa3r is nevertheless understood and used by everyone, in a register ranging from everyday to slightly formal.
Example
سعر الطماطم طلع برشا هالجمعة.
sa3r tmatem tla3 barcha hal jem3a.
“The price of tomatoes went up a lot this week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sa3r” but also “si3r”, “saar” and “sa3er”. 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.