jiyen جيان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jiyen” (جيان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning coming; return trip.
Meanings
- coming; return trip
Usage
Jiyen is the verbal noun of "ja" (to come): the act of coming, the coming. It is used mostly paired with "mechyen" (the going): "mechyen w jiyen" means "round trip", for a ticket, a journey or a duration. For example, "tesskra mechyen w jiyen" is a round-trip ticket. On its own, it means the return trip or the moment of arriving. The word is common and informal. Note: it is not used for "return" in the sense of "coming home for good", which is rather said "rjou3".
Example
ساعة مشيان وساعة جيان
se3a mechyen w se3a jiyen
“An hour going and an hour coming back.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jiyen” but also “jiyan”, “jyen” and “jiyene”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.