makiyaj مكياج

Tunisian Derja · noun

“makiyaj” (مكياج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning makeup.

Meanings

1. makeup
2. makeup products

Usage

Makiyaj is an adapted, common loanword from French. It refers to makeup, either the act or the result. Typical phrases are "7atta makiyaj" or "3amla makiyaj" (she is wearing makeup) and "bla makiyaj" (without makeup). To remove makeup, you say "tna77i el makiyaj". The word can also refer to the products themselves: "chrit makiyaj jdid". It is used in a casual, neutral register. In the feminine, "mmakiya" is also used for "made up".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “makiyaj” but also “makyaj”, “mekyej” and “makiaj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “makiyaj” on the Arabic keyboard