internet انترنت

Algerian Darja · noun

“internet” (انترنت) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning internet.

Meanings

1. internet
2. internet connection

Usage

Internet is a fully integrated loanword, pronounced the French way and almost always preceded by the article: "l'internet". In darja, the word often refers to the connection itself rather than the worldwide network. So people say "ma kanch l'internet" for "there is no connection" and "l'internet 9tou3" for "the connection has dropped". It is also heard in "dar l'internet", "to take out a subscription", and in "cyber" for the internet café. The word is often masculine. It appears in both Latin and Arabic script, with highly variable spelling.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

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

Type “internet” on the Arabic keyboard

How to say “internet” in Algerian and Tunisian