sra7 سراح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sra7” (سراح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning release from custody.
Meanings
- release from custody
- bail, provisional release
Usage
Sra7 means the release of a detained person. The word belongs mainly to legal and journalistic vocabulary. It is found in expressions such as sra7 charṭi ("conditional release") or in 3ṭah el9adhi essra7 ("the judge released him"). In conversation, the verb sarra7 ("to release") is often preferred: sar7ouh ("they let him go"). The phrase atla9ou sra7 ("they released") comes from standard Arabic and is heard mainly in the news. Note: this word has nothing to do with sar7a, which means an outing or a stroll.
Example
القاضي عطاه السراح بعد جمعة.
el9adhi 3tah essra7 ba3d jem3a.
“The judge released him after a week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sra7” but also “sara7”, “esra7”, “sraah” and “sarah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.