jesm جسم
Algerian Darja · noun
“jesm” (جسم) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning body (human or animal).
Meanings
- body (human or animal)
- build, physique
Usage
Jesm (or djesm) refers to the human body. The word is common in speech, often with a possessive: "jesmi", "my body". It is heard a lot when talking about health or tiredness, for example "jesmi kamel ywaj3ni", "I ache all over". It is also used for physique: "3andou jesm", "he is well built". In scientific register, it keeps the meaning of "object" or "celestial body", inherited from Standard Arabic. Pronunciation varies by region, hence the spellings jesm, djesm or jism.
Example
جسمي كامل يوجعني اليوم
jesmi kamel ywja3ni lyoum
“My whole body aches today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jesm” but also “djesm”, “jism”, “jasm” and “djism”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jesm” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “build, physique”: jism in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “physique, build”: jesm in Tunisian.