mensi منسي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mensi” (منسي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning forgotten, no longer remembered.
Meanings
- forgotten, no longer remembered
- neglected, abandoned, left aside
Usage
Mensi is the passive participle of the verb nsa (to forget) and is used as an adjective. It describes a person, object, or place that has been forgotten or left aside: an object left somewhere, a person no one keeps in touch with anymore, a grave no longer visited. It agrees in gender and number: mensiya in the feminine, mensiyin in the plural. The register is everyday, but the word also appears in songs and plaintive texts. Mensi is also a Tunisian family name: depending on context, it is not always the adjective.
Example
الكتاب هذا مازال منسي في الكرهبة.
lktéb hédha mazel mensi fil karhba.
“This book is still forgotten in the car.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mensi” but also “mansi”, “mensy” and “mansy”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.