kes كاس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kes” (كاس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning glass (vessel, contents).
Meanings
- glass (vessel, contents)
- cup, trophy
Usage
Kés first means the glass one drinks from, and by extension its contents: kés mé (a glass of water), kés 9ahwa. The word is also used as a unit of measurement in cooking. It also means the sports cup: kés el 3alam (the World Cup), kés tounes. It is masculine. The word is pronounced with a long "é", hence the spellings kes or kess. Context is enough to tell the vessel from the trophy.
Example
عطيني كاس ماء
3tini kés mé
“Give me a glass of water.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kes” but also “kess”, “kas”, “kés” and “kass”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kes” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “glass (container)”; “a glass of (contents)”: kas in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “drinking glass”; “cup, sports trophy”: kas in Algerian.