5arej خارج
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“5arej” (خارج) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning going out, gone out.
Meanings
- going out, gone out
- abroad (fel khārej)
- outside of
Usage
Kharej is the participle of the verb khraj, "to go out". Ena kharej translates as "I'm going out" or "I've gone out", depending on context. The feminine is kharja, the plural kharjin. Used with the article, el khārej means "abroad": fel khārej, "abroad", is very common when talking about emigration. You also find kharej 3al mawdhou3, "off topic". To say simply "outside", Tunisian prefers barra rather than kharej, which is a common trap for learners.
Example
خويا يخدم في الخارج.
khouya ye5dem fel 5arej.
“My brother works abroad.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “5arej” but also “kharej”, “5arij” and “5raj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “5arej” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “going out, on the way out”; “out (hanging out)”: kharj in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “outside of, beyond”; “abroad (with the article)”: kharej in Algerian.