khrouj خروج
Tunisian Derja · noun
“khrouj” (خروج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning exit, act of going out.
Meanings
- exit, act of going out
- way out, exit door
- leaving, departure (retirement, etc.)
Usage
Khrouj is the verbal noun of khraj (to go out). It refers to the action of leaving a place, as in "waqt el khrouj", the time to leave. It also refers to the place through which one leaves: "bab el khrouj", the exit door. Finally, it appears in more administrative or formal expressions, such as "khrouj lel retraite", leaving for retirement. To talk about an outing with friends, Tunisians prefer "kharja" or the French "sortie". The plural is rare.
Example
وين باب الخروج؟
win bab el khrouj?
“Where is the exit door?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khrouj” but also “5rouj” and “khourouj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.