chrit شريط

Algerian Darja · noun

“chrit” (شريط) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning ribbon, strip.

Meanings

1. ribbon, strip
2. cassette, recorded tape
3. film (documentary)

Usage

Chrit originally means a band or ribbon: of fabric, of adhesive, or of an audio or video cassette. The plural is chrayet. By extension, chrit wata'iqi means a documentary, and sometimes chrit alone means a film, in a somewhat formal or media register. Older generations speak of a singer's chrit for his cassette. Chrit is also a common family name in Algeria. Do not confuse it with the verb chrit, "I bought", which is spelled the same in Latin letters.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chrit” but also “chrite”, “shrit” and “cherit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “chrit” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “cassette (audio, video)”; “ribbon, tape, strip”: chrit in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “video, film, recording”; “cassette, magnetic tape”: chrit in Tunisian.