nachra نشرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“nachra” (نشرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning news bulletin (radio, TV).
Meanings
- news bulletin (radio, TV)
- weather forecast
- leaflet, information sheet
Usage
Nachra comes from Standard Arabic, but it is in common use in Tunisia, especially when talking about the media. One says "nachrat el akhbar" for the TV or radio news, and "nachra jawiya" for the weather forecast. In conversation it is mostly used with a verb: "tfarrajt fi nachra", "sma3t fi nachra", meaning "I saw" or "I heard on the news". The plural is "nacharat". Note: this word does not mean a publication in general. For a printed newspaper, one says "jarida" or "journal" instead.
Example
شفت النشرة الجوية؟ غدوة باش تصب المطر.
chouft ennachra ejjawiya? ghodwa bech tsob el mtar.
“Did you see the weather forecast? Tomorrow it's going to rain.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nachra” but also “nashra” and “nechra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.