jneza جنازة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jneza” (جنازة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning funeral, burial.
Meanings
- funeral, burial
- funeral procession
Usage
Jnéza means the funeral and, more precisely, the procession that accompanies the deceased to the cemetery. One says "mcha lel jnéza" (he went to the funeral) or "7dhar el jnéza" (he attended the funeral). The days of mourning at the family's home, with condolences, are rather called "3za". The word is neutral and is used both within the family and in the media. Figuratively, "3amel jnéza" can be said of a gloomy atmosphere.
Example
غدوة الجنازة بعد صلاة الظهر
ghodwa el jnéza ba3d salét edhohr
“Tomorrow the funeral is after the midday prayer.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jneza” but also “jnéza”, “jnaza”, “jenaza” and “jnèza”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jneza” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “funeral, burial”; “gloomy atmosphere (figurative)”: gnaza in Moroccan.