9mis قميص
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9mis” (قميص) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning shirt.
Meanings
- shirt
- jersey (football)
- folder, file
Usage
9mis (or 9amis) means shirt. In football language, which is very present in Tunisia, the same word refers to a team's or a player's jersey: "9mis el Espérance", "9mis msanni" (signed jersey). It can also refer to a long men's tunic, especially in a religious context. For a T-shirt, people more often say "mrioul", and for a sweater "tricou". The common plural is "9omsan". In writing, the 9 stands for the qaf sound, which many Tunisians pronounce as a hard g.
Example
لبست قميص أبيض للعرس
lbest 9mis abyedh lel 3ors
“I wore a white shirt to the wedding.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9mis” but also “9amis”, “9miss”, “9amiss” and “kmis”. 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.