chort شورط
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chort” (شورط) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning shorts, short trousers.
Meanings
- shorts, short trousers
- swim shorts
Usage
Chort is the adapted loanword from the French "short". It is fully integrated into derja and is heard everywhere, in town and in the countryside. It refers to the short trousers worn in summer, for sport or at the beach. It is used in the singular for a single garment: lebes chort ("he is wearing shorts"). The pronunciation is Tunisian, with an emphatic final t. In some settings, wearing shorts can be frowned upon: at the mosque, in a government office or in front of elders. It is then contrasted with serwel, long trousers.
Example
صيف وسخانة، نلبس شورط ونخرج.
sif w s5ana, nelbes chort w no5roj.
“It's summer and hot, I put on shorts and go out.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chort” but also “short”, “chorte”, “shorte” and “chourt”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.