yasari يساري
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“yasari” (يساري) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning left-wing, leftist (political).
Meanings
- left-wing, leftist (political)
- left-wing activist
Usage
Yasari is used mainly in political debate, on television, radio or social media, to describe a person or a movement on the left. It is the opposite of yamini (right-wing). It is also used as a noun: "houwa yasari" (he is a man of the left). The feminine is yasariya and the plural yasariyin. The word comes from the standard register but is fully integrated into everyday political speech. In online discussions it often takes on a polemical, even pejorative nuance. Be careful not to confuse it with ysari, "my left", in the spatial sense.
Example
هو يساري من وقت كان يقرا في الجامعة
houwa yasari mel wa9t kan ya9ra fel jem3a
“He's been a leftist since the time he was studying at university.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yasari” but also “yassari”, “yesari” and “yassery”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.