richa ريشة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“richa” (ريشة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning feather (of a bird).
Meanings
- feather (of a bird)
- artist's brush
Usage
Richa refers to a bird's feather; the collective or plural is rich. The word is also used in comparisons: "khfif kima richa", "light as a feather", said of a slim person or a weightless object. In the sense of an artist's brush or style, it belongs to a more formal register, close to standard Arabic (richt el fannen). Context easily tells the two uses apart. In colloquial speech, it can also be used admiringly of a slender, elegant person.
Example
لقيت ريشة حمامة في الجنينة
l9it richa 7mema fel jnina
“I found a pigeon feather in the garden.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “richa” but also “risha”, “riche” and “rycha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “richa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “feather (of a bird)”; “brush, plectrum (of an instrument)”: richa in Moroccan.