kontrato كنتراتو
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kontrato” (كنتراتو) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning contract (work, rental).
Meanings
- contract (work, rental)
- marriage contract
Usage
Kontrato is the common borrowing for "contract", widely used in speech instead of Standard Arabic 3a9d. One says ya3mel kontrato (to sign a contract), kontrato m3a el kray (contract with the landlord), kontrato khedma (employment contract). It is also heard for the marriage contract, kontrato el 3ers. The word is masculine. The register is informal: in an official or administrative written document, 3a9d is used instead.
Example
مضيت الكنتراتو مع الشركة اليوم
mdhit el kontrato m3a echarika lyoum
“I signed the contract with the company today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kontrato” but also “contrato”, “kountrato” and “kontratou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.