charika شركة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“charika” (شركة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning company, business.
Meanings
- company, business
- company (insurance, airline)
Usage
Charika, also pronounced chirka, means a company or commercial firm. It is used in expressions such as ye5dem fi charika ("he works at a company"), charikat ta2min ("insurance company") or charikat tayaran ("airline"). In conversation, many Tunisians prefer sosiyete, borrowed from French, especially for their workplace. Charika remains the term for administrative, journalistic and official contexts, and everyone understands it.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “charika” but also “chirka”, “cherka” and “charka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “charika” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “company, firm”; “partnership, association”: charika in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “company, firm”; “company (insurance, transport)”: charika in Algerian.