chacha شاشة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chacha” (شاشة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning screen (TV, phone, computer).
Meanings
- screen (TV, phone, computer)
Usage
Chacha means the screen of a television, phone or computer. The word comes from standard Arabic. It is found mostly in writing, in the media and in reference to television ("fil chacha", on screen). In speech, many Tunisians prefer to say "l'écran", with the Arabic article: "l'écran mta3 tilifouni t7atem" (my phone's screen broke). Both are heard and understood everywhere. Chacha is a feminine noun. Do not confuse it with "chèche", the wrapped cloth or scarf.
Example
الشاشة متاع التليفون تكسرت
ech-chacha mta3 ettilifoun tkasret
“The phone's screen broke.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chacha” but also “shasha” and “cha4a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chacha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “screen (phone, TV, computer)”: chacha in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “screen (TV, phone, computer)”: chacha in Algerian.