tnin التنين

Moroccan Darija · noun

“tnin” (التنين) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning Monday.

Meanings

1. Monday

Usage

Ttnin means Monday. It is most often said as nhar ttnin, "the day of Monday", to place an action in time: nhar ttnin jay, "next Monday", nhar ttnin lli fat, "last Monday". Ttnin on its own is also heard. Do not confuse this word with juj or zuj, "two", even though Monday is the second day of the week. In some regions, ttnin is also part of the name of weekly markets held on Mondays, such as souk ttnin. The word is common and neutral.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tnin” but also “ttnin”, “letnin”, “tanin” and “etnine”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tnin” on the Arabic keyboard