taksir تكسير
Tunisian Derja · noun
“taksir” (تكسير) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning breakage, destruction, vandalism.
Meanings
- breakage, destruction, vandalism
- act of breaking something
- butchering (of a text, a language)
Usage
Taksir is the verbal noun of kasser, "to break". It means breakage in the physical sense and, very often, vandalism during unrest, in the expression ta5rib w taksir. Figuratively, taksir lklem is used for a mangled language, notably a poor reading of the Quran or of Arabic. The colloquial expression taksir ras means "headache" or "hassle". The register is neutral and the word is common in both the media and conversation.
Example
ال حل ماهوش مظهرات سبّان و تكسير ,
el 7al mehouch moudhaharat sebben ou taksir ,
“The solution is not protests, insults and breaking things.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “taksir” but also “takssir”, “taxir” and “tekssir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.