konji كونجي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“konji” (كونجي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning leave, day off.
Meanings
- leave, day off
- holidays
Usage
Konji is a loanword from French "congé". It is fully integrated and commonly used in speech, at work and at school. One says "5dhit konji" (I took leave) and "ena fi konji" (I'm on leave). The type is often specified: "konji maladie" (sick leave) or "konji khales" (paid leave). The plural "konjiyet" is also heard. The word is informal-neutral in register. In official documents, "3otla" is written instead. For school holidays, "3otla" and "vacances" are also heard.
Example
طلبتها , ب زهر في كونجي , ستدعتنا لال فطور .
tlabtHa , b zhar fi counji , stad3atna lel ftour .
“I called her and, luckily, she was on leave: she invited us to break the fast.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “konji” but also “counji”, “conji”, “congé” and “kounji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.