majjeni مجاني
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“majjeni” (مجاني) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning free of charge.
Meanings
- free of charge
Usage
The adjective majjéni means "free of charge". It is common in announcements, advertising and social topics, for example "el ta3lim majjéni" (free education) or "tawsil majjéni" (free delivery). It agrees in gender: majjénia in the feminine. In everyday conversation, people prefer "bléch", "for nothing, free", which also works as an adverb: "5dhitha bléch". Majjéni therefore has a slightly more formal or commercial nuance. Unlike English "free", it never means "free" in the sense of liberty.
Example
الدخول مجاني للصغار
e d5oul majjéni lel sghar
“Entry is free for children.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “majjeni” but also “majani”, “mejjeni”, “majjani” and “mjeni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.