mobilia موبيليا
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mobilia” (موبيليا) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning furniture.
Meanings
- furniture
Usage
Mobilia is the common loanword for the furniture of a home: wardrobes, beds, the living-room set, the dining room. The word is collective and is used in the singular for all the furniture together: chra mobilia jdida (he bought new furniture). It often comes up when talking about furnishing a home, especially for a wedding. For a single piece, one names the object itself (khzana, fartta, etc.). The register is common and informal.
Example
شرينا موبيليا جديدة للصالة.
chrina mobilia jdida lel sala.
“We bought new furniture for the living room.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mobilia” but also “moubilya”, “mobilya” and “mobiliya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.