tamrira تمريرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tamrira” (تمريرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pass (football).
Meanings
- pass (football)
Usage
Tamrira is the Arabic term for a pass in football, very common in radio and TV sports commentary and in conversations between fans. One speaks of a "tamrira 7asma" (a decisive pass, an assist) or a "tamrira ghalta" (a bad pass). In everyday conversation, many Tunisians also say "passe", borrowed from French, often in the same sentence as other French terms such as "contrôle". The plural is tamrirat. The word comes from the verb marrar (to make pass).
Example
عطاه تمريرة مزيانة وسجل الهدف.
3tah tamrira mezyena w sajjel el hadaf.
“He gave him a great pass and he scored the goal.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tamrira” but also “tamriira” and “tamrir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.