dollar دولار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“dollar” (دولار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning dollar (currency).
Meanings
- dollar (currency)
Usage
A well-integrated loanword, used as in French to refer to the American currency. It combines with Tunisian numerals: a single dollar is dollar wa7ed, and after a number the singular is generally kept (miteen dollar, telt elef dollar). It is mostly heard when talking about prices abroad, online purchases, money transfers or the exchange rate against the dinar. The plural dolarat exists but is less frequent than the invariable form after a number. The word is pronounced with a short o and a rolled r.
Example
قدّاش الدولار اليوم بالدينار؟
9addech el dollar el youm bel dinar?
“How much is the dollar worth in dinars today?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dollar” but also “dolar”, “doular”, “dollare” and “dolarat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.