riyadha رياضة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“riyadha” (رياضة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sport.
Meanings
- sport
- physical activity, exercise
Usage
Riyadha means sport in general, as a practice or as a field: "ya3mel riyadha", he does sport. In conversation, many Tunisians also say "sport", borrowed from French: "nemchi lel sport". Riyadha is slightly more formal. You hear it in the media, at school and in fixed expressions, such as "el riyadha mta3 el mra", women's sport. The word is feminine. It takes the article el-, assimilated or not depending on pronunciation: er-riyadha.
Example
نحب الرياضة برشا، كل صباح نجري
n7eb el riyadha barcha, kol sbe7 njri
“I love sport a lot, I run every morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “riyadha” but also “riadha”, “ryadha” and “riyada”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “riyadha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sport, athletic discipline”; “physical exercise”: riyada in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “sport, physical activity”; “physical education (school subject)”: riyada in Algerian.