sahriya سهرية

Tunisian Derja · noun

“sahriya” (سهرية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning party, evening gathering.

Meanings

1. party, evening gathering
2. musical evening, evening show

Usage

Sahriya refers to an evening spent with friends or family, often late into the night. It can take place at home, in a café or at a party venue. The word is also used for an evening with music, for example sahriya mezoued or a Ramadan evening. The plural is sahriyet. One says 3mal sahriya, "to hold an evening party", and wishes someone sahriya behya, "have a good evening". Depending on the context, the word can evoke a party with dancing and alcohol.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sahriya” but also “sahreya”, “sahreyya”, “sahriyya” and “sahria”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “sahriya” on the Arabic keyboard