rmedi رمادي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“rmedi” (رمادي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning grey.
Meanings
- grey
- ambiguous, noncommittal (figurative)
Usage
Rmedi is the ordinary adjective for the colour grey. The word comes from rmed, "ash". It agrees: rmedia in the feminine, with a plural in rmediyin or rmediyat. It is used for clothes, cars or the sky. Figuratively, it is used as in French for a vague, noncommittal position, especially in politics. The word also serves as a family name. Context distinguishes the surname from the adjective.
Example
شريت سروال رمادي للخدمة
charit serwel rmedi lel khedma
“I bought grey trousers for work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rmedi” but also “rmadi”, “rmédi”, “ramadi” and “rmedy”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.