borkane بركان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“borkane” (بركان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning volcano.
Meanings
- volcano
- outburst of anger or emotion (figurative)
Usage
Borkane is the common word for "volcano", identical to Standard Arabic. It is used as is in derja, mostly when talking about the news, documentaries or geography, since Tunisia has no active volcano. Figuratively, it refers to anger or passion bursting out. For example, "wallá borkane" (he became a volcano) is said of someone exploding with rage. The usual plural is brakine. Note: the gloss "Berkane" refers to a Moroccan town, a proper noun unrelated to the Tunisian meaning.
Example
شفت فيديو متاع بركان يطلّع في النار.
chefet video mta3 borkane ytalla3 fi ennar.
“I saw a video of a volcano spewing fire.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “borkane” but also “borkan”, “burkan” and “bourkane”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “borkane” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “volcano”: borkan in Moroccan.