sak ساك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sak” (ساك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bag (plastic, paper).
Meanings
- bag (plastic, paper)
- handbag, school bag
Usage
Sak is a loanword from French "sac", fully integrated into Derja. It means the bag you ask for at the checkout, as in a3tini sak, "give me a bag", but also a handbag or a school bag. For a backpack, one also says sak à dos. The most common plural is sakouét or sekket, depending on the region. For a plastic bag, people often specify sak mta3 plastik.
Example
نسيت الساك متاعي في الكرهبة.
nsit es-sak mte3i fel karhba.
“I forgot my bag in the car.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sak” but also “sac”, “saak” and “sek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “bag, handbag”; “backpack, schoolbag”: sak in Algerian.