tanya تانية
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“tanya” (تانية) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning second (feminine).
Meanings
- second (feminine)
- the other (feminine)
- again
Usage
Tanya is the feminine of tani, "second". It agrees with a feminine noun and comes after it: lforsa ttanya, "the second chance", ttabqa ttanya, "the second floor". With the article, it often means "the other": lbent ttanya, "the other girl". Like tani, it can also mean "again" after a verb. The expression marra tanya, "another time", is very common. The word belongs to the everyday register. Pitfall for an English speaker: do not forget the article on the adjective when the noun is definite.
Example
ماتبقاش تسنا لفرصة تانية
matb9ach tsena lforssa tania
“Don't keep waiting for the second chance.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tanya” but also “tania”, “thania” and “ttanya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tanya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “second (feminine)”; “other (feminine)”: tanya in Algerian.