jam3ia جمعية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jam3ia” (جمعية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning association (organization).
Meanings
- association (organization)
- sports club
Usage
Jam3iya means an association, whether charitable, cultural or neighbourhood-based: jam3iya khayriya, "charitable association". In Tunisian football vocabulary, the word is also used for a club, and many teams carry the title jam3iya in their official name. For example, el jam3iya mte3na, "our club". The word is neutral and common in speech as well as in the press and administration. The plural is jam3iyet.
Example
خدمت متطوعة في جمعية تعاون الصغار.
khdemt mtatawwa3a fi jam3iya t3awen esghar.
“I volunteered at an association that helps small children.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jam3ia” but also “jam3eya”, “jam3iya” and “jem3ia”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “jam3ia” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “association, non-profit organization”; “tontine, savings circle among acquaintances”: jam3iya in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “association, club”; “learned society, organization”: jam3iya in Algerian.