finjen فنجان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“finjen” (فنجان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning coffee cup.
Meanings
- coffee cup
- cup, cupful
Usage
Finjen refers to the small cup in which coffee is served, and by extension to its contents. So you order finjen 9ahwa, a cup of coffee. The usual plural is fnejen. For tea, people tend to say kess, the glass. In recipes, finjen is also used as an approximate unit of measurement, like the glass or the spoon. The word is neutral and used equally at the café and at home. It appears in several expressions about reading coffee grounds.
Example
جيبلي فنجان قهوة يعيشك
jibli finjen 9ahwa ya3ychek
“Bring me a cup of coffee, please.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “finjen” but also “fenjen”, “finjan” and “fenjan”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.