debchi دبشي

Tunisian Derja · noun

“debchi” (دبشي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning my things, my clothes.

Meanings

1. my things, my clothes
2. my luggage

Usage

Debchi is formed from debech, "belongings, personal effects, clothes", and the possessive -i, "my". The word covers everything one owns and carries: clothes, bags, personal items. It is used mainly for tidying, looking for or carrying one's things: "lemm debchek", "win 7attit debchi ?". It takes possessives like any noun: debchek (your things), debchou (his things), debchna (our things). It is collective and always singular in derja, whereas it is rendered as a plural in English. The register is everyday and familiar.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “debchi” but also “dbachi” and “debshi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “debchi” on the Arabic keyboard