rwina روينة
Algerian Darja · noun
“rwina” (روينة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning mess, disorder, chaos.
Meanings
- mess, disorder, chaos
- uproar, scandal
- ruinous thing, damage
Usage
Rwina is very common for disorder, chaos, or a situation going in all directions. "Dar rwina" means "he caused chaos" or "he made a scandal". The word applies equally to a messy room, a poorly organized administration, or a noisy argument. It can also describe damage, for example from overeating: "rwina f kerchou". The register is informal. Do not translate it as "ruin" in the sense of a destroyed building: in darja, it mainly suggests disorder and commotion.
Example
شوف الدار، راهي روينة!
chouf eddar, rahi rwina!
“Look at the house, it's a total mess!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rwina” but also “rouina”, “rwinna” and “rowina”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rwina” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “mess, disorder”; “trouble, commotion, chaos”: rwina in Moroccan.