terjem ترجم
Algerian Darja · verb
“terjem” (ترجم) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to translate between languages.
Meanings
- to translate between languages
- to explain, make understandable
Usage
Terjem / yterjem is commonly used for "to translate": "terjemli had lklam", "translate these words for me". The target language is introduced with "bel" or added directly: "terjem bel 3arbiya", "terjem 3arbiya". It is widely used online to ask content creators for subtitles or a translation. Informally, it can also mean "explain what you mean". The corresponding noun is "terjma" (translation), and the translator is called "terjman" in older usage or "mutarjim" in a careful register.
Example
ترجملي واش قال بالفرنسية
terjemli wach qal bel fransiya
“Translate for me what he said in French.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “terjem” but also “tarjem”, “trjem” and “yterjem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “terjem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to translate”; “to explain, spell out”: tarjem in Tunisian.