dossi دوسي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“dossi” (دوسي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning administrative file.
Meanings
- administrative file
- matter, issue
Usage
Dossi is a borrowing from French "dossier", fully adapted and used every day. It is used for administrative procedures: enrolment, visa, competitive exams, bank loans. It appears in phrases such as 7att dossi or sabb dossi, "to submit a file", and kammel e-dossi, "to complete the file". Informally, it can also mean a matter or a sensitive subject. The usual plural is dossiyet. The Tunisian pronunciation drops the final r.
Example
حطيت الدوسي متاعي في البلدية
7attit e-dossi mte3i fil baladiya
“I submitted my file at the town hall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dossi” but also “dosi” and “dossie”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.