barid بريد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“barid” (بريد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mail, postal item.
Meanings
- mail, postal item
- post office, postal service
Usage
Barid means mail and the postal service. The word comes from Standard Arabic, but in Tunisia it is used in fixed phrases: sandou9 barid (P.O. box), barid jawwi (airmail), bel barid (by post). For the post office in everyday speech, most people say el bousta instead. El barid is also used for the public institution itself. Barid can mean electronic mail, but people mostly say "mail" or "email". The register is neutral, a little administrative.
Example
بعثتلك الجواب بالبريد، يوصلك الجمعة الجاية.
b3athtlek ejjweb bel barid, youslek ejjem3a ejjeya.
“I sent you the letter by post, you'll get it next week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “barid” but also “bérid”, “brid” and “bareed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.