mantouj منتوج
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mantouj” (منتوج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning product (commercial, industrial).
Meanings
- product (commercial, industrial)
- output, harvest
Usage
Mantouj is the common form in the Maghreb for "product". Standard Arabic in the Mashreq says "montaj" instead. It is used in trade, advertising and economic discussions: mantouj tounsi, "Tunisian product", or mantouj fla7i, "agricultural product". It also refers to the quantity produced, the harvest: el mantouj 9lil ha3am, "the harvest is low this year". The plural is mantoujet. In everyday conversation, many people simply say "produit" in French, especially for cosmetics or electronics.
Example
نحب نشري منتوج تونسي.
n7eb nechri mantouj tounsi.
“I want to buy a Tunisian product.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mantouj” but also “mentouj”, “montouj” and “mantoj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mantouj” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “product (commercial)”; “output, result of work”: mntouj in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “product (commercial, manufactured)”; “produce, output, harvest”: mentouj in Algerian.