jondi جندي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jondi” (جندي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning soldier.
Meanings
- soldier
Usage
Jondi means a soldier, especially an enlisted man. It appears in expressions such as "jondi e7tiyat" (reservist) or "jondi mad3ou" (national service conscript). The plural is jnoud. In everyday conversation, 3askri is often used for a military man in general. Jondi keeps a more official shade: it appears in the media, in administration and in patriotic speeches. The word is not colloquial and is used in all registers.
Example
خويا جندي في الجيش
khouya jondi fel jaych
“My brother is a soldier in the army.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jondi” but also “joundi”, “jundi”, “jondy” and “djondi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.