djazairia جزائرية
Algerian Darja · adjective
“djazairia” (جزائرية) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning Algerian (person, nationality).
Meanings
- Algerian (person, nationality)
- from Algeria (work, product, dish)
Usage
Jazairiya is the feminine of jazairi, "Algerian". It applies to a woman or to a feminine noun: massalsala jazairiya, "an Algerian TV series". In speech, dzayriya is more often heard, closer to the local pronunciation. The form jazairiya is more standard and frequent in writing. The expression jazairiya w neftakher, "Algerian and proud of it", often appears on social media. The plural is jazairiyin, or dzayriyin in speech. It should not be confused with dzirya, which refers more specifically to a woman from Algiers.
Example
أنا جزائرية و نفتخر
ana djazairiya w neftakher
“I am Algerian and proud of it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “djazairia” but also “jazairia”, “djazayriya” and “djazairiya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.