chams شمس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chams” (شمس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sun.
Meanings
- sun
- sunlight, heat of the sun
Usage
Chams (often pronounced chemes) means the sun. The word is feminine and is most often used with the article: echchams. It is also used to talk about sunshine or heat: fama chams ("it's sunny"), el chams sakhna ("the sun is beating down"), o93od fel chams ("stay in the sun"). The form chams zar9a, literally "blue sun", is used for a brilliant sun, lovely weather. The word also appears in a few set phrases and first names, but its everyday use remains concrete.
Example
حتّى احنا ما عننا كان شويّة الشمس ال باقي يفتح الله
7etta a7na ma 3anna ken chweyet echemes el be9i yefte7 allah
“We too only have a little sun; as for the rest, may God provide.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chams” but also “chemes”, “chamss” and “shams”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chams” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sun”; “sunshine, heat of the sun”: chems in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “sun”; “sunshine, heat of the sun”: chems in Algerian.