sak ساك
Algerian Darja · noun
“sak” (ساك) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning bag, handbag.
Meanings
- bag, handbag
- backpack, schoolbag
Usage
Sak is the adapted borrowing of French "sac" and is commonly used in Algeria for any type of bag: a woman's handbag, a backpack, a schoolchild's satchel or a travel bag. It is sometimes specified with a complement: "sak ta3 lekraya" for the schoolbag, "sak ta3 dhar" for the backpack. The word is informal but neutral, understood in all regions. For a plastic bag, people prefer sachi. In online comments, this word is also found with other expressive values, which are not part of this sense.
Example
نسيت الساك تاعي في الطاكسي
nsit sak ta3i fi taxi
“I left my bag in the taxi.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sak” but also “sac” and “saak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “bag (plastic, paper)”; “handbag, school bag”: sak in Tunisian.