chahriya شهرية
Algerian Darja · noun
“chahriya” (شهرية) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning monthly salary, pay.
Meanings
- monthly salary, pay
- monthly payment
Usage
Chahriya refers to the salary paid each month, the pay. It is the most common spoken word for talking about what one earns. One says ched chahriya for "to collect one's pay" and chahriya ma tekfich for "the salary isn't enough". The word comes from chhar, "month". It can also refer to a sum paid every month, such as rent or a pension. In more formal writing, ratib is preferred. Do not confuse this word with the Standard Arabic adjective "monthly", which is written the same way.
Example
الشهرية ما تكفيش حتى لنص الشهر
ech-chahriya ma tekfich hatta l nos ech-chhar
“The salary doesn't last even until mid-month.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chahriya” but also “chehria”, “chahria”, “chehriya” and “shahriya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chahriya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “monthly salary”; “monthly payment”: chehria in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “monthly salary”; “monthly payment”: chahriya in Tunisian.