kridi كريدي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kridi” (كريدي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning credit, bank loan.
Meanings
- credit, bank loan
- buying on credit, tab
- debt
Usage
The word kridi is a fully integrated loanword from French in everyday language. It first means a bank loan: "khdhit kridi" means "I took out a loan". "Bel kridi" means "on credit", including at the neighborhood grocer's, where what the customer owes is written down. People also say "kart kridi" for the credit card. The plural krédiyét is used for accumulated debts. The word often carries a nuance of heavy financial burden.
Example
خذيت كريدي من البنكة باش نشري كرهبة.
5dhit kridi mel banka bech nechri karhba.
“I took out a loan from the bank to buy a car.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kridi” but also “credit”, “kredi”, “crédi” and “kreddi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kridi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “credit, bank loan”; “debt, buying on credit”: kridi in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “credit, buying on credit”; “debt, tab at a shop”: kridi in Algerian.