lanjass لنجاص
Algerian Darja · noun
“lanjass” (لنجاص) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning pear(s).
Meanings
- pear(s)
- pear tree (by extension)
Usage
Lanjas is the usual word in Algeria for pear. It is a collective noun: chrit lanjas means "I bought pears". For a single pear, people say lanjasa or habba lanjas. The article is fused to the word, so you sometimes hear el-lanjas. It is used at the market, at home, and when talking about juices or jams. Pronunciations vary by region, with lanjas or landjas. The word is neutral and used everywhere.
Example
شريت كيلو لنجاص من السوق
chrit kilo lanjass men souk
“I bought a kilo of pears at the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lanjass” but also “landjass”, “lenjas”, “lanjas” and “landjas”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lanjass” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pear(s)”: lanjas in Moroccan.