rzin رزين
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“rzin” (رزين) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning composed, level-headed, serious.
Meanings
- composed, level-headed, serious
- heavy (in weight)
Usage
Rzin first describes a calm, thoughtful person who does not speak lightly: rzin fi kleemou, "measured in his words". Applied to thought, it means "sensible, sound": fikrou rzin. It is a compliment, often said of a mature man. The word can also mean "heavy" for an object: 3aṣṣou rzin, "his stick is heavy". The feminine is rzina and the plural is rzinin. It should not be confused with "slow" or "boring".
Example
خوك راجل رزين، ديما يخمم قبل ما يتكلم.
khouk rajel rzin, dima y5ammem 9bal ma yetkallem.
“Your brother is a composed man, he always thinks before he speaks.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rzin” but also “rzine”, “razin”, “rzinn” and “rezin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rzin” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “composed, calm, thoughtful”; “serious, measured (speech)”: rzin in Algerian.