mermi مرمي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mermi” (مرمي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning thrown, left lying around.
Meanings
- thrown, left lying around
- abandoned, neglected
Usage
Mermi is the participle of rma ("to throw"). It describes an object put down anywhere or forgotten: ettelifoun mermi ("the phone is lying around somewhere"), a towel tossed over the shoulder. For a person, it expresses abandonment or neglect: mermi fel kayess ("left on the street"), mermi fel sbitar ("abandoned in the hospital"). The tone is often one of reproach or pity. Feminine: mermiya; plural: mermiyin. Note: the same Arabic spelling can also correspond to the standard word marma ("goal" in football), which is unrelated.
Example
علاش حوايجك مرميين في الكوجينة؟
3lech 7wayjek mermiyin fel kouzina?
“Why are your things lying around in the kitchen?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mermi” but also “marmi”, “mermy” and “mermiya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.