men7a منحة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“men7a” (منحة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning scholarship, study grant.
Meanings
- scholarship, study grant
- allowance, financial aid
- bonus
Usage
Men7a is a very common word for any sum paid by the state or an organization. It first means the student scholarship (men7a jem3iya), then social benefits such as men7et el bat3la, unemployment benefit. It also covers work-related bonuses, such as men7et el 9edmiya, the seniority bonus. People say khdhé men7a, "to get a scholarship", or ta7 men7a, "to receive one's scholarship". The word belongs to the everyday and administrative register. It is not used for a gift between individuals.
Example
خذيت منحة باش نقرا في فرنسا
khdhit men7a bech na9ra fi fransa
“I got a scholarship to study in France.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “men7a” but also “min7a”, “mn7a”, “menha” and “minha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “men7a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “study scholarship”; “financial aid, grant”: min7a in Moroccan.