star سطر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“star” (سطر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning line of text.
Meanings
- line of text
- stroke, row
Usage
The word star (or sṭar) refers to a line of writing: kteb zouz sṭour means "write two lines". Its plural is sṭour (often written soutour). It is used at school, at work, and in the expression a9ra bin es-sṭour, "to read between the lines". It can also refer to a drawn line or a row. The related verb saṭṭar means "to draw a line, to underline". Note: for a queue, saff is used instead, and for a bus or phone line, ligne or khatt is used.
Example
تقرى بين السطر ,
ta9ra bin esoutour ,
“You read between the lines.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “star” but also “ster”, “satr”, “sotour” and “stour”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “star” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to draw lines, underline”; “to plan, set (a goal)”: stter in Moroccan.