jadwel جدول
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jadwel” (جدول) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning table, grid.
Meanings
- table, grid
- timetable (jadwel el awqat)
Usage
Jadwel refers to a table of rows and columns, on paper or on screen. The most common use is "jadwel el awqat", the timetable of pupils, students or employees. It is also heard for a schedule or a programme. Do not confuse it with a painting hung on a wall, or with the classroom blackboard, which is called "sabboura". The plural is "jdewel". In computing contexts, many Tunisians also say "tableau" in French.
Example
عطيني جدول الأوقات متاع الأسبوع الجاي
a3tini jadwel el awqat mta3 el jem3a ejjeya
“Give me next week's timetable.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jadwel” but also “jadwal”, “jedwel” and “jdwel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.