mima ميمة

Tunisian Derja · noun

“mima” (ميمة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning grandmother (affectionate term).

Meanings

1. grandmother (affectionate term)
2. mom (affectionate, in some families)

Usage

Mima is a familiar, affectionate word. It most often means grandmother, but some families and regions use it for the mother. To know which of the two, you need the context or the family's habit. It is used mostly with a possessive: mimti ("my granny"), mimtek ("your granny"). It is also used to address someone directly, as in ya mima. It appears in familiar oaths, for example w ras mimti ("on my granny's head"). It is a word of family intimacy. In a neutral or administrative register, people say jadda or omm instead.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mima” but also “mimti”, “meema”, “mimty” and “mémé”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mima” on the Arabic keyboard