sahhar سهار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sahhar” (سهار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning night owl.
Meanings
- night owl
- someone who stays out late
Usage
Sahhar refers to a person who stays up late, by habit or for pleasure. The word derives from the verb sher (to stay up, spend the evening). It is used as a noun or an adjective: "houwa sahhar" (he's a night owl). The feminine is sahhara, the plural sahhara or sahharin. The tone is often teasing or slightly disapproving, for example when a mother scolds her child for not sleeping. Don't confuse it with se77ar, which means sorcerer and is written with a different h.
Example
ولدي سهّار، ما يرقدش قبل الزوز متاع الليل
weldi sahhar, ma yor9odch 9bal ezzouz mta3 ellil
“My son is a night owl, he doesn't sleep before two in the morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sahhar” but also “sahar” and “sahhara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.