5arja خارجة
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“5arja” (خارجة) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning going out, about to leave (fem.).
Meanings
- going out, about to leave (fem.)
- outside, beyond
Usage
5arja is the feminine of the participle 5arej, "going out". The plural is 5arjin. Like many participles in derja, it serves as a present or a near future: hiya 5arja tawa, "she is going out now" or "she is about to go out". It appears in the phrase dakhla 5arja, which describes constant coming and going. With the preposition 3la or 3an, it means "outside of": 5arja 3al mawdhou3, "off topic". It should not be confused with the noun 5arja, "an outing" or "a jaunt".
Example
أمي خارجة للسوق، تحب حاجة؟
ommi 5arja lel sou9, t7eb 7aja?
“My mother is going out to the market, do you want anything?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “5arja” but also “kharja” and “5arjaa”. 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.