meyet ميت
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“meyet” (ميت) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning dead, deceased.
Meanings
- dead, deceased
- dying of (hunger, thirst)
- lifeless, listless
Usage
Meyet means "dead", both literally and figuratively. The feminine is meyta, the plural mwet or meytin. Hyperbolic use is very common: "meyet bel jou3" (dying of hunger), "meyet bel 3atech" (dying of thirst), "meyet bel te3b" (dead tired). It can also describe someone apathetic or a place with no life: "el blasa meyta" (the place is dead). "Galbou meyet" is said of a person without fear or emotion. As a noun, it refers to the deceased. To speak politely of a death, however, expressions such as "twaffa" or "Allah yarhmou" are preferred.
Example
جيبلي حاجة ناكلها، راني ميّت بالجوع
jibli 7aja naklha, rani meyet bel jou3
“Get me something to eat, I'm dying of hunger.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “meyet” but also “mit”, “meyt”, “meyett” and “mayet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “meyet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “dead, deceased”; “lifeless, boring, flat”: myyet in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “dead, deceased”; “a dead person, the deceased”: mayet in Algerian.