fino فينو

Tunisian Derja · adverb

“fino” (فينو) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning where is he/it?.

Meanings

1. where is he/it?
2. where is…?

Usage

Fino is formed from fin ("where") and the suffix -ou ("him"). It means "where is he/it?" and applies to a person or a masculine object. The feminine is finha, and the plural is finhom. It is also used before a noun to ask where something is: fino a9rab restaurant?, "where is the nearest restaurant?". Win is a very common variant of fin, hence the form wino. Note that the same Arabic spelling can also transcribe the learned prefix "pheno-" in medicine names.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fino” but also “finou” and “finoo”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “fino” on the Arabic keyboard