septembre سبتمبر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“septembre” (سبتمبر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning September.
Meanings
- September
Usage
In Tunisia, months are called by adapted versions of their French names: septembre is pronounced roughly "sebtambr". It is used with nhar and a number to give a date: "nhar arb3a septembre", "the fourth of September". September is associated with the start of the school year ("la rentrée fi septembre") and the end of summer. The month names of the Syriac calendar (ayloul) are understood but rarely used in conversation. In online writing, the French spelling "septembre" is by far the most common.
Example
الرونتري تبدا في سبتمبر.
la rentrée tebda fi septembre.
“The start of the school year begins in September.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “septembre” but also “september”, “sebtembre”, “septambre” and “sbtambr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.