jiya جية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jiya” (جية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning coming, arrival.
Meanings
- coming, arrival
- visit, trip back home
Usage
Jiya is the action noun of the verb ja / yji, "to come". It refers to someone's coming, often a planned visit or a return. It is heard a lot in the diaspora: fama jiya had essif?, "are you coming this summer?". The negative form ma thamma jiya means "no way of coming" or "we're not coming". One also speaks of jiyetou, "his coming". The word is common and informal. Be careful not to confuse it with the verb ji, "come".
Example
فما جية هالصيف ولا لا؟
famma jiya hessif walla le?
“Are you coming this summer or not?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jiya” but also “jiyya”, “jeya” and “jia”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.