jeneb جانب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jeneb” (جانب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning aspect, side of an issue.
Meanings
- aspect, side of an issue
- side, flank
Usage
Jéneb, in the sense of "aspect" or "dimension" of a subject, belongs to a rather formal register. It is heard in debates, the media and serious discussions: el jéneb ennafsi, "the psychological aspect", min jéneb ekhor, "on the other hand". In casual conversation, the idea of "next to" is rendered instead by b jnab or 7dha. This is a trap for learners: jéneb is not the preposition "next to".
Example
لازم نشوفو الجانب المادّي زادة.
lezem nchoufou el jéneb el maddi zeda.
“We have to consider the financial aspect too.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jeneb” but also “janeb”, “jéneb”, “jenib” and “janib”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jeneb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “aspect, side (of a matter)”; “area, respect”: janib in Algerian.