kamyoun كميون
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kamyoun” (كميون) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning truck, heavy goods vehicle.
Meanings
- truck, heavy goods vehicle
Usage
Kamyoun is a loanword from French, fully adapted to Tunisian pronunciation and used daily. The common plural is kamyounet. The word is often used with a complement indicating the load: kamyoun rmal (sand truck), kamyoun sel3a (goods truck). It refers mainly to heavy transport vehicles. For a small van, people rather say "camionnette" or "404 bâchée", depending on the model. The term belongs to all spoken registers.
Example
جاب كميون رمل للبني.
jeb kamyoun rmal lel-bni.
“He had a truck of sand brought in for the building work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kamyoun” but also “kamioun”, “kamyon” and “camion”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.