ntija نتيجة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ntija” (نتيجة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning result, outcome.
Meanings
- result, outcome
- consequence
- exam result, grade
Usage
Ntija is used for the result of an action, an effort or a match. "Ma jebet hatta ntija" means "it gave no result at all". "Ntija mta3" introduces the cause: "it's the consequence of". In the plural, nata2ij refers mainly to exam results, such as the baccalaureate, or to election results. In conversation, the first vowel often drops: you hear ntija rather than natija. The word is neutral and is used in all registers, from casual speech to the media.
Example
خدمت برشا أما ما لقيت حتى نتيجة.
khdemt barcha ama ma l9it 7atta ntija.
“I worked a lot, but I got no result.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ntija” but also “natija”, “ntije” and “natiija”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ntija” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “result”; “exam result”: natija in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “result (exam, match, test)”; “consequence, outcome of something”: natija in Algerian.