derby دربي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“derby” (دربي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning match between a city's rival clubs.
Meanings
- match between a city's rival clubs
Usage
The word derby is a very common loanword in football language. In Tunisia, ederby el 3assima, "the capital's derby", refers above all to the match between Espérance de Tunis and Club Africain, a very closely followed event. People also say derby du Sahel for the clubs of that region. It is also used for major foreign derbies, such as Real versus Atlético. It is often built with match: match derby. The word is neutral and is used in conversation as well as in sports media.
Example
الليلة الدربي، الكل باش يتفرج.
ellila ederby, el kol bech yetfarej.
“Tonight is the derby, everyone's going to watch it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “derby” but also “darbi”, “derbi” and “darby”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.