mekanisyen ميكانيسيان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mekanisyen” (ميكانيسيان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning car mechanic.
Meanings
- car mechanic
- machine mechanic, technician
Usage
Mekanisyen is a loanword from French, fully integrated and very common. It first refers to the garage mechanic who repairs cars: "nhezz el karhba lel mekanisyen" (I take the car to the mechanic). In a workshop or factory, it can also refer to the technician who maintains machines. The field itself is called el mekanik. The common plural is mekanisyenet. It is often written as is in Latin letters, "mécanicien".
Example
لازمني نهز الكرهبة للميكانيسيان
lezemni nhez el karhba lel mekanisyen
“I have to take the car to the mechanic.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mekanisyen” but also “mecanicien”, “mikanisyen” and “mékanicien”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mekanisyen” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “mechanic, garage worker”: mikanisyan in Moroccan.