n9ach نقاش
Tunisian Derja · noun
“n9ach” (نقاش) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning discussion, debate.
Meanings
- discussion, debate
- argument, quarrel
Usage
N9ach refers to an exchange of ideas, whether a discussion among friends or a television debate. The plural is ni9achet. The expression n9ach bizanti, "Byzantine discussion", is used of a sterile debate that leads nowhere. Depending on context, the word can also mean a verbal dispute. It is often used with 3mal, in 3mal n9ach ("to start a debate"), or with fama, in fama n9ach ("there is a debate"). The corresponding verb is tne9ach, "to discuss". The register is neutral.
Example
ها \' النقاشات ال بيزنطيّة هاذية ديما تعمل شوشرة
h \' anni9achet el bizantiya hadhiya dima ta3mel chawchra
“These Byzantine discussions always cause a commotion.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “n9ach” but also “ni9ach”, “n9ech”, “na9ach” and “nikach”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “n9ach” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “discussion, debate”; “argument, dispute”: ni9ach in Algerian.