kreya كرية

Tunisian Derja · noun

“kreya” (كرية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning rental (housing, object).

Meanings

1. rental (housing, object)
2. rent

Usage

The word kreya refers to renting and, by extension, to the rent. You say bel kreya for "rented" and dar kreya for "a rented home". The expression kreya men taht kreya means "subletting". It is also used for a car, equipment or premises. The corresponding verb is kra ("to rent"): krit dar means "I rented a house". The same word covers both the act of renting and the sum paid. Context settles it, as in khallast el kreya ("I paid the rent").

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kreya” but also “kriya”, “kraya” and “kriyya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “kreya” on the Arabic keyboard