bzouj بزوج
Tunisian Derja · expression
“bzouj” (بزوج) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning for two, as a pair.
Meanings
- for two, as a pair
- both together
- double, two of something
Usage
Bzouz is made up of the preposition b ("with, by") and zouz ("two"). It expresses being two together or using two items. "Bit bzouz" means a double room, and "jina bzouz" means "we came as two". With a suffixed pronoun, bzouzhom or bzouzna, it means "both of them" or "the two of us". The construction also appears in "mghatti bzouz", that is, covered with two blankets. The register is informal and common. Depending on context, the English equivalent is often "for two" or "both".
Example
جينا بزوز للعرس
jina bzouz lel 3ors
“We came to the wedding, the two of us.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “bzouj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.