rommen رمان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“rommen” (رمان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pomegranate (fruit).
Meanings
- pomegranate (fruit)
- pomegranate tree
Usage
Rommen is the collective noun for pomegranate. In Tunisian it is often pronounced with an open final "e" (rommen), where Standard Arabic says "rommân". For a single fruit, say "rommena" or "habbet rommen". It is a much-loved autumn fruit, eaten deseeded, sometimes with a little sugar or orange blossom water, or as juice.
Example
أمي فرطتلنا الرمان وحطت عليه شوية زهر.
ommi farretetelna rommen w 7attet 3lih chwaya zhar.
“My mother deseeded the pomegranates for us and put a little orange blossom water on them.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rommen” but also “romman”, “roumen”, “rommane” and “roman”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rommen” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pomegranate (fruit)”; “pomegranate tree”: rman in Moroccan.