mramdhen مرمضن
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mramdhen” (مرمضن) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning fasting during Ramadan.
Meanings
- fasting during Ramadan
- spending Ramadan somewhere
Usage
Mramdhen is a participle formed from ramdhan. It describes a person who is observing the Ramadan fast: enti mramdhen? means "are you fasting?" The feminine is mramdhna and the plural is mramdhnin. It can also indicate where someone spends the month: mramdhen fil 7ammamet, "he is spending Ramadan in Hammamet". The opposite, for someone who is not fasting, is mfatter. The word is very common in everyday conversation during the month of fasting. The register is informal and neutral.
Example
إنتي مرمضنة اليوم ولا لا؟
enti mramdhna lyoum walla le?
“Are you fasting today or not?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mramdhen” but also “mramdhan” and “mramden”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.