drahem دراهم
Tunisian Derja · noun
“drahem” (دراهم) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning money, cash.
Meanings
- money, cash
- dirhams, coins
Usage
Drahem is the most common word for "money" in the general sense, alongside flous. This plural is used as a collective noun: ma 3andich drahem, "I have no money"; drahem barcha, "a lot of money". It can also mean a small sum or coins. The register is common. Note: Aïn Draham, a town in the northwest, has a name that contains this word. In that case it is a proper noun and not the meaning "money".
Example
ما عنديش دراهم توا، نخلصك غدوة
ma 3andich drahem tawa, n5alsek ghodwa
“I have no money right now, I'll pay you tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “drahem” but also “drahim”, “draham” and “drahm”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “drahem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “money, cash”; “a penny, the slightest sum”: drahem in Algerian.