tayar تيار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tayar” (تيار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning political or ideological current.
Meanings
- political or ideological current
- current (water, electricity)
Usage
Tayyar is used mostly in public debate, on television or on social media, to refer to a political or ideological current: "tayyar islami", "tayyar yesari". The register is formal, close to Standard Arabic. In the physical sense, it is heard for a sea current, and for an electric current in technical language. In daily life, dhaw or trisinti is used instead for electricity. Note: with the article, Ettayyar can also refer to the name of a Tunisian political party.
Example
هو ما ينتميش لحتى تيار سياسي
howa ma yentamich l 7atta tayyar siyesi
“He doesn't belong to any political current.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tayar” but also “tayyar”, “tiyar” and “tayyaar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tayar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “current (water, sea)”; “electric current”: tayyar in Moroccan.