rzin رزين
Algerian Darja · adjective
“rzin” (رزين) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning composed, calm, thoughtful.
Meanings
- composed, calm, thoughtful
- serious, measured (speech)
Usage
Rzin describes a composed person who does not lose their temper and thinks before speaking or acting. It is a frequent compliment, also said of a well-behaved child who is mature for their age, or of serious, measured speech: klam rzin. Feminine rzina, plural rzanine. The corresponding noun is rzana, composure. A common synonym is tqil, "heavy", which here does not mean burdensome or boring but grave and dignified. The informal opposite is khfif, "light", that is, impulsive or not serious.
Example
خوك رزين، ما يتقلقش بالزربة.
khouk rzin, ma yetgalgech bezzerba.
“Your brother is composed, he doesn't get upset easily.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rzin” but also “rezin”, “razin”, “rzine” and “rezine”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rzin” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “composed, level-headed, serious”; “heavy (in weight)”: rzin in Tunisian.