smid سميد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“smid” (سميد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning durum wheat semolina.
Meanings
- durum wheat semolina
Usage
Smid refers to durum wheat semolina, the basis of Tunisian cooking. It is used for couscous, homemade bread (khobz smid), flatbreads and many pastries. The grind is often specified: smid rteb for fine semolina, or a coarser semolina for couscous. The word contrasts with farina, white flour: khobz smid is semolina bread, khobz farina is ordinary white bread. It is a mass noun with no common plural: you say chwaya smid (a little semolina) or kilo smid (a kilo of semolina).
Example
700 غ سميد ارطب
700 g smid arteb
“700 g fine semolina”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “smid” but also “smide” and “semid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.