jri جري
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jri” (جري) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning running, jogging.
Meanings
- running, jogging
- hurry, rush
Usage
The noun jri refers to running, whether for sport or to get somewhere fast. It is formed on the very common derja verb jra / yejri ("to run"). It appears in expressions such as sabbat mta3 jri ("running shoes") or ma3andich wa9t lel jri ("I don't have time to run"). Figuratively, it evokes the bustle of daily life, running after things. Note: in writing, the same Arabic spelling can correspond to standard Arabic jarā ("to happen, to take place"). That sense is not part of everyday spoken Tunisian usage.
Example
نحب الجري الصباح بكري قبل الخدمة.
n7eb ejjri esba7 bekri 9bal el5edma.
“I like running early in the morning before work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jri” but also “jary”, “jeri” and “djri”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.