denya دنيا
Tunisian Derja · noun
“denya” (دنيا) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning the world, worldly life.
Meanings
- the world, worldly life
- the weather
- life, things in general
Usage
Denya means the world and earthly life, as opposed to the afterlife (el-ekhra). It is almost always used with the article: "ed-denya". "Fi ed-denya" means "in the world", for example "a7la nes fi ed-denya" (the best people in the world). In derja, the word is also used to talk about the weather: "ed-denya s'7ana" (it's hot), "ed-denya tsob" (it's raining). It appears in many expressions, such as "tchouf ed-denya ka7la" (to see everything in black) or "hakka ed-denya" (that's life). Denya is also a female first name.
Example
احلى شلّة و احلى ناس في دنيا
A7la chela w a7la ness fi denya
“The best group and the best people in the world.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “denya” but also “dinya”, “denia”, “donya”, “ddenya” and “deniya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “denya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “life, this world”; “the weather”: denya in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “the world, life here below”; “life, fate”: dounia in Algerian.