5as خاص
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“5as” (خاص) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning private, personal.
Meanings
- private, personal
- special, reserved for
- private message (el 5as)
Usage
5as describes what is private or particular: dars 5as (private lesson), karhba 5assa (personal car), 9ita3 5as (private sector). It also means special or reserved: hedha 5as bik (this is for you, just for you). On social media, el 5as refers to private messaging: ab3athli fel 5as (send me a private message). Pitfall: the form 5assa used alone as an adverb means "especially", "in particular", and not "private". The adjectival feminine is 5assa, the plural 5assin.
Example
ولدي يقرا دروس خاصة في الرياضيات.
weldi ya9ra drous 5assa fel riyadhiyet.
“My son takes private maths lessons.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “5as” but also “khas”, “5ass”, “5es” and “5assa”. 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 “5as” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “private”; “particular, special”: khass in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “private, personal”; “special, particular”: khass in Algerian.