9anoun قانون
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9anoun” (قانون) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning law.
Meanings
- law
- rule, regulation
Usage
9anoun refers to a law in the legal sense: an enacted text, the law in force, justice. It is often heard in political news, for example with "9anoun jdid" (new law). In everyday life, it can also refer to a rule or an imposed custom: "hedha el 9anoun" (that's the rule). The expression "bel 9anoun" means "legally" or "according to the rules". The plural is 9wanin. The word is the same as in Standard Arabic and is used in all registers.
Example
هذا موش قانوني، القانون يمنعو
hedha mouch 9anouni, el 9anoun yemna3ou
“This isn't legal, the law forbids it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9anoun” but also “qanoun”, “kanoun”, “9anon” and “ganoun”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “9anoun” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “law”; “regulation, rule”: 9anoun in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “law”; “rule, regulation”: 9anoun in Algerian.