win وين
Algerian Darja · adverb
“win” (وين) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning where (interrogative).
Meanings
- where (interrogative)
- where (relative)
Usage
Win is the most common interrogative adverb of place in Darja. It replaces Standard Arabic "ayna". It goes at the start of a question: "win rak?" (where are you?), "win tskoun?" (where do you live?). With a preposition, one says "mnin" or "men win" (from where). It also works as a relative of place: "rouh win t7ebb" (go where you like). The form "win" alone can express surprise or reproach: "win kount?" (where were you?). The register is neutral and it is used throughout Algeria.
Example
وين راك رايح؟
win rak rayeh?
“Where are you going?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “win” but also “wine”, “wayn”, “ouin” and “wen”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “win” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “where”; “when, whenever”: win in Tunisian.