sher سهر

Tunisian Derja · verb

“sher” (سهر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to stay up late.

Meanings

1. to stay up late
2. to spend the evening out
3. party, evening gathering (noun sahra)

Usage

Sher (yesher) means "to stay awake late at night", whether to work, study or have fun. You say sharet lessba7 ("I stayed up until morning"). The verb is also used for an evening spent with friends, at a café or at a party: nesehrou ma3 ba3dhna ("we're spending the evening together"). The related noun is sahra ("evening party, gathering"). It is common during Ramadan and at weddings. The noun sahar means "insomnia" or "wakefulness". It is more literary and appears mostly in songs.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sher” but also “saher”, “sahar”, “sahart” and “sehr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “sher” on the Arabic keyboard