janta جانطة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“janta” (جانطة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning wheel rim.
Meanings
- wheel rim
Usage
Janta is an adapted loanword from French "jante". It means the rim of a car, motorbike or bicycle wheel, and is common among mechanics and drivers alike. It is very frequent in ads for parts or cars: "jantat aluminium", "jantat 17". The plural is "jantat". The word is used with the article: "ljanta tl3awjat" (the rim got bent). Just note the feminine gender and the plural in -at.
Example
الجانطة تعوجات من الحفرة
ljanta t3wwjat mn l7efra
“The rim got bent from the pothole.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “janta” but also “jante”, “jantat” and “jenta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.