A "3ars" is someone who covers up or protects another person while they're up to shady stuff, usually aiming to get something out of it like money or fame.
In Egypt, this term is thrown around, especially in media circles, to describe TV reporters or broadcasters who talk all nice about
politicians, basically shielding them from any criticism. It's like a global thing with the media, you know?
Egyptians even call their
President "3ars." It all started when Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took an oath
after the 2011 revolution. Back then, Mohamed Morsi became
President after folks
kicked out the army. But then al-Sisi, who was part of the army, flipped sides against Morsi, leading the military to take back control in 2012/2013.
So, because al-Sisi was allegedly cooking up some sneaky plans against the sitting President to stage a coup, they started calling him "El 3ars" for being two-faced.
Nowadays, "3ars" is used for folks who've betrayed their buddies by helping someone else or getting cozy with them for sketchy reasons, usually to score something for themselves.
Noun: 3ars
Verb: Ta3rees
Past: 3aras
The one who gets "Ta3rees" from other people: M3aras
This "3ars" is cozying up to the boss, trying to get that promotion.
Person 2 might respond:
Yeah, Man!, that "3ars" is just
looking out for
number one, no matter who gets thrown
under the bus.
