tsa77a7 تصحح
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tsa77a7” (تصحح) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to correct, to fix.
Meanings
- to correct, to fix
- correction (tas7i7)
Usage
The verb tsa77a7 ("you correct", "she corrects") is used to fix a mistake: an invoice, a text, a piece of information, an exam paper. It often follows tnajjem: tnajjem tsa77a7…, "can you correct…". The related noun, tas7i7, is used at the start of a message to correct what someone has just said, like "small correction:". The register is neutral, with no particular connotation. In Arabic script, the same spelling can be read as the verb or, if misspelled, as the noun.
Example
تنجم تصحح الغلطة هاذي يعيشك؟
tnajjem tsa77a7 el ghalta hedhi y3aychek?
“Can you correct this mistake, please?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tsa77a7” but also “tsa7a7”, “tsahhah”, “tas7i7” and “tsa77e7”. 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.