bankeji بانكاجي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“bankeji” (بانكاجي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bank employee, banker.
Meanings
- bank employee, banker
Usage
Bankeji is formed from banka ("bank") and the suffix -ji, which forms occupational nouns in Tunisian, as in qahwaji ("café owner"). It refers to anyone who works in a bank, from teller to executive, more broadly than English "banker". It is often used for a stable, well-regarded job, for example when discussing marriage. The feminine is bankejiya. It is also used as an adjective.
Example
راجلها بانكاجي
rajelha bankeji
“Her husband is a bank employee.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bankeji” but also “bankaji” and “benkeji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.