chrik شريك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chrik” (شريك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning business partner.
Meanings
- business partner
- life partner, spouse
- accomplice
Usage
Chrik first means the person with whom you share a business, a shop or a property: howa chriki fil 7anout ("he is my partner in the shop"). The more formal expression chrik 7yét means life partner, spouse. The feminine is chrika and the plural is chorka. In a legal context, the word can also mean "accomplice". Note: chrika mostly means "company, business", and not only "female partner".
Example
حلّ حانوت مع شريكو
7all 7anout m3a chrikou
“He opened a shop with his partner.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chrik” but also “cherik”, “chrick”, “chriik” and “shrik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chrik” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “business partner”; “partner, life companion”: chrik in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “partner (in business)”; “partner, companion”: cherik in Algerian.