serwel سروال
Tunisian Derja · noun
“serwel” (سروال) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning trousers, pants.
Meanings
- trousers, pants
- traditional baggy trousers
Usage
Serwel is the usual word for trousers, whatever the type. The plural is sraouel. "Serwel 3arbi" means the traditional baggy trousers, often worn with the jebba or in festive outfits. You specify the material or cut with a complement: "serwel jean", "serwel 9mach". The word is masculine: "serwel jdid", "serwel twil". Note that serwel means trousers, not an undergarment. For shorts, "short" is generally used.
Example
شريت سروال جديد للعيد.
chrit serwel jdid lel3id.
“I bought new trousers for Eid.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “serwel” but also “sarwel”, “sirwel”, “serwal” and “srwel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “serwel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “trousers, pants”; “traditional baggy trousers”: srwal in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “trousers, pants”; “sarouel, traditional baggy trousers”: serwal in Algerian.