natija نتيجة
Algerian Darja · noun
“natija” (نتيجة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning result (exam, match, test).
Meanings
- result (exam, match, test)
- consequence, outcome of something
Usage
Natija is the everyday word for a result: of a match, of an exam such as the bac, of a medical test or of a piece of work. You say "wach kanet natija ?" to ask how it turned out. In the plural, nata'ij is used mainly for school results. In the sense of "consequence", the word often comes through the construction "natija l-" or "natijat", which sounds more formal and comes from Standard Arabic. The word is feminine: you say "natija mliha", not "mlih".
Example
خرجت نتيجة الباك ولا مازال؟
khorjet natijet el bac wella mazal ?
“Have the bac results come out yet, or not?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “natija” but also “natidja” and “natijja”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “natija” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “result”; “exam result”: natija in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “result, outcome”; “consequence”: ntija in Tunisian.