frank فرنك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“frank” (فرنك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning penny, the smallest sum.
Meanings
- penny, the smallest sum
- franc (former currency)
Usage
Frank originally means the franc, the former currency. Today it is used mostly in phrases where it means the smallest possible sum, like "a penny" or "a cent" in English: ma 3andi 7atta frank (I don't have a penny), ma dfa3 7atta frank (he paid nothing). It is a colloquial word. It should not be confused with the current currency, the dinar and its millimes. Real sums are counted in dinars or millimes.
Example
ما عندي حتى فرنك في جيبي
ma 3andi 7atta frank fi jibi
“I don't have a penny in my pocket.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “frank” but also “frenk”, “fronk” and “franc”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.