tayer طاير

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“tayer” (طاير) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning flying, in flight.

Meanings

1. flying, in flight
2. overjoyed, over the moon
3. on the fly

Usage

Tayer is the participle of tar, "to fly". It describes a bird or an object in flight, but is used a great deal figuratively. "Tayer bel far7a" means to be overjoyed, and "tayer bech-chou9" means to be burning with impatience. The expression "3al tayer" means "on the fly": you can catch something on the fly or pick up a hint immediately. The feminine is tayra, the plural tayrin. It is used in a colloquial register; in songs, it also evokes the surge of love.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tayer” but also “tayr”, “tayir” and “tayar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tayer” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “excellent, awesome”; “high, spaced out”: tayer in Algerian.