d5oul دخول
Tunisian Derja · noun
“d5oul” (دخول) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning entry, act of entering.
Meanings
- entry, act of entering
- onset (of a season)
- start of the school year
Usage
Dkhoul is the verbal noun of dkhal, "to enter". It means the act of entering, access to a place (dkhoul bel flous, "paid entry") or the start of a period: dkhoul ec-chta, "the arrival of winter". Its most frequent use is dkhoul el-madrsa, "the start of the school year", a moment that looms large in family life. The opposite is khrouj, "exit". In online spellings, the digit 5 represents the sound kh. Neutral register, spoken and written.
Example
دخول المدارس نهار الاثنين
d5oul el madares nhar el thnin
“School starts on Monday.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “d5oul” but also “dkhoul”, “d5ol” and “dkhool”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.