tsakker تسكر
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tsakker” (تسكر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to close, be closed.
Meanings
- to close, be closed
- to shut on someone
Usage
Tsakker is the passive or reflexive form of sakker, "to close". It means that a door, shop, road or trap closes, without saying who closed it. With 3la, it means that something closes on someone: tsakker 3lih el beb, "the door closed on him" (he was left shut in). It is conjugated like an ordinary verb: yitsakker in the present. Figuratively, it can be used for a blocked road or a suspended account. Common register.
Example
الباب تسكّر بالريح وقعدت برّا.
el beb tsakker bel ri7 w 9a3det barra.
“The door slammed shut because of the wind and I stayed outside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tsakker” but also “tsaker”, “tsakkar” and “tsakar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.