srir سرير
Tunisian Derja · noun
“srir” (سرير) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bed.
Meanings
- bed
- hospital bed
Usage
Srir means "bed". At home, "farch" is also heard for the bed or sleeping place, especially in everyday speech. Srir is very often used in a hospital context: "srir en3ach" (intensive care bed), "ma fammech srir" (there is no room). These expressions have become very frequent in debates on public health. The plural is sarayer, which is sometimes heard in the simplified form srirat. The word is neutral and common.
Example
ما لقاوش سرير في السبيطار.
ma l9awech srir fel sbitar.
“They didn't find a bed at the hospital.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “srir” but also “sarir”, “sreer” and “srire”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.