da5il دخيل
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“da5il” (دخيل) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning outsider, intruder in a group.
Meanings
- outsider, intruder in a group
- introduced from outside, foreign
Usage
Da5il (pronounced "dkhil") refers to a person who does not belong to a group, family, or neighborhood and intrudes into it; it is often used with a nuance of distrust. An idea, habit, or word that comes from elsewhere is also called da5il, "foreign" to the local culture. The word is also used as a noun: "el da5il", the intruder. Common construction: da5il 3la, "foreign to". Note: the phrase "dakhil…" meaning "I beg you", seen in online comments, comes from the Levant and is not commonly used in Tunisia.
Example
هاذا دخيل على الحومة، حد ما يعرفو
hédha da5il 3al 7ouma, 7ad ma ya3rfou
“That guy isn't from the neighborhood, nobody knows him.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “da5il” but also “dkhil”, “d5il” and “dakhil”. 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.