riyadhi رياضي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“riyadhi” (رياضي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning sports-related.
Meanings
- sports-related
- athletic, sporty (person)
Usage
Riyathi describes anything to do with sport: barnemej riyathi (sports programme), jaridat riyathiyya (sports newspaper), nedi riyathi (sports club). Applied to a person, it means someone who plays sport or is physically fit: houwa riyathi. The word comes from Standard Arabic and is used as is in the spoken language. In conversation, many Tunisians also say "sportif", borrowed from French. Feminine: riyathiyya. The word for sport itself is riyatha or, more commonly, sport.
Example
خويا رياضي، يمشي للصالة كل نهار.
khouya riyathi, yemchi lel salle kol nhar.
“My brother is sporty, he goes to the gym every day.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “riyadhi” but also “riadhi”, “riyedhi” and “riadi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.