tas7i7 تصحيح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tas7i7” (تصحيح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning correction (papers, exams).
Meanings
- correction (papers, exams)
- rectification, putting right
Usage
Taṣḥīḥ is a word of standard Arabic origin, very common in Tunisia in school contexts. People speak of taṣḥīḥ el-imtiḥānāt, the marking of exams, or taṣḥīḥ el-bāk, the marking of the baccalaureate. It is also used for the correction of a document. In politics, it means "course correction": taṣḥīḥ el-masār, "the rectification of the process". Do not confuse it with taṣlīḥ, which refers to repairing an object, for example a car. The corresponding verb is ṣaḥḥaḥ, "to correct".
Example
الأساتذة بداو التصحيح متاع الباك.
el asetdha bdew et-tas7i7 mte3 el bac.
“The teachers started grading the bac.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tas7i7” but also “tasse7”, “tashih” and “tas7ih”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.