jesm جسم
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jesm” (جسم) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning body (human or animal).
Meanings
- body (human or animal)
- physique, build
Usage
Jesm refers to the body as a physical whole. It is frequent in health contexts: "jesm el insen" (the human body), "jesmou dh3if" (he is weak, he has a frail body). It is also heard when talking about a person's physique. To say "I ache all over", one rather says "jesmi lkol yoja3ni". The register is neutral, used in speech and in writing. The word badan, close in meaning, sounds more formal or medical. A plural, ajsem, exists but is rare in speech.
Example
جسمي الكل يوجع فيا اليوم
jesmi lkol youja3 fiya lyoum
“My whole body hurts today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jesm” but also “jism”, “jasm” and “jsem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jesm” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “build, physique”: jism in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “body (human or animal)”; “build, physique”: jesm in Algerian.