moda موضة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“moda” (موضة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fashion, current trend.
Meanings
- fashion, current trend
- style of dress in vogue
Usage
Moda is a well-integrated loanword, used as in French to talk about what is in vogue: clothes, colors, hairstyles, but also behavior. Typical constructions: "khraj moda" or "tla3 moda" (it has become fashionable), "fel moda" (fashionable), "moch moda" (out of fashion). The word is feminine. It is also heard ironically to criticize a passing craze: "wallat moda" (it has become a fad). Everyday register, all ages.
Example
اللون هذا خرج موضة العام هذا.
el loun hedha khraj moda el 3am hedha.
“This color has become fashionable this year.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moda” but also “mouda”, “modha” and “mode”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.