sor3a سرعة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sor3a” (سرعة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning speed.
Meanings
- speed
- quickness, haste
Usage
sor3a refers to the speed of a vehicle or a movement: "jri b a9sa sor3a", "run at top speed". It also means quickness in general. The phrase "bel sor3a" means "quickly, in a hurry". In conversation, many Tunisians also say "vitesse", borrowed from French, especially for driving and gears ("7ott el vitesse"). sor3a remains the usual term in writing and in a more formal register.
Example
ما تسوقش بالسرعة هكا، الطريق خايبة
ma tsou9ch bel sor3a hakka, ettri9 5ayba
“Don't drive so fast, the road is bad.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sor3a” but also “sour3a”, “sor3aa” and “sur3a”. 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 “sor3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “speed”; “quickness, haste”: sor3a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “speed, quickness”; “haste”: sor3a in Algerian.