sra9 سرق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“sra9” (سرق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to steal, take.
Meanings
- to steal, take
- to cheat (at a game)
Usage
Sra9 is the common verb for "to steal, take": sra9li tilifouni (he stole my phone). The stolen item is the direct object, and the victim is marked by l- attached to the verb (sar9ouli, they stole from me). The imperfect is yesra9. In informal speech, sra9 is also used for cheating at cards or in a game: sra9 fel karta. A thief is sarra9, and sar9a means theft. Do not confuse it with the verb for flying through the air, which is tar.
Example
سرقولي التليفون في المترو.
sar9ouli ettelifoun fel metro.
“They stole my phone on the metro.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sra9” but also “sre9”, “sraq” and “sarak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “sra9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to steal”; “to burgle, rob”: sre9 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “steal, rob”; “take on the sly”: sre9 in Algerian.