rouj روج
Tunisian Derja · noun
“rouj” (روج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning lipstick.
Meanings
- lipstick
- red makeup (rouge)
Usage
Rouj is a loanword from French "rouge", well integrated into everyday language. It is used mainly for lipstick, sometimes in the full form rouj a lèvres, pronounced the Tunisian way. For example, one says 7attet rouj ("she put on lipstick") or na77at e rouj ("she took off her lipstick"). The word belongs to the vocabulary of makeup and daily life. For the color red itself, one says a7mar, not rouj. The word should also not be confused with the verb rawwej ("to promote, to circulate").
Example
حطّت روج أحمر للعرس
7attet rouj a7mar lel 3ors
“She put on red lipstick for the wedding.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rouj” but also “rouge” and “rooj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.