kardouna كردونة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kardouna” (كردونة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning cardboard box.
Meanings
- cardboard box
- cardboard (material)
Usage
Kardouna is the adapted loanword from French "carton". It is the usual term for a cardboard box: for a house move, a parcel or storage. You say "kardounet el mé3oun" (the box of dishes), with a linking t before a complement. The usual plural is kradin. The word also refers to the material itself. Figuratively, it can describe a thing or a person with no substance, "made of cardboard". Note: it does not correspond to the French "carton" meaning an invitation card, nor to the yellow card in football.
Example
حط الكتب الكل في كردونة.
7ot lkotb lkol fi kardouna.
“Put all the books in a box.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kardouna” but also “kardona”, “cardouna” and “kardoun”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.