mo9ni3 مقنع
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mo9ni3” (مقنع) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning convincing.
Meanings
- convincing
- satisfactory, acceptable (answer, reason)
Usage
The adjective mo9ni3 comes from Standard Arabic, but it is well established in Tunisian usage, especially in reasoned discussions, political debates and online comments. It often appears with a noun meaning an explanation: jaweb mo9ni3, tafsir mo9ni3, sabab mo9ni3. It is frequently used in the negative: mouch mo9ni3, "not convincing". The feminine is mo9ni3a. Be careful not to confuse it with mqanna3, "masked", which is written the same way in unvowelled Arabic.
Example
الكلام متاعو موش مقنع بالكلّ.
el kleme mte3ou mouch mo9ni3 bel kol.
“What he says is not convincing at all.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mo9ni3” but also “mou9ni3”, “mokni3” and “mu9ni3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.