sold صولد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sold” (صولد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sales period, clearance.
Meanings
- sales period, clearance
- discount, reduced price
Usage
Sold comes from French "soldes" and is commonly used for the sale period in clothing and shoe shops, especially in summer and winter. People say fama sold ("there's a sale on"), chrit fel sold ("I bought during the sales") or 3amel sold ("he is giving a discount"). Unlike in French, the word is often used in the singular and without an article. By extension, it can refer to any one-off discount given by a seller. The register is informal and everyday.
Example
الصولد بدا، يزّينا نمشيو للمغازات.
es-sold bda, yezzina nemchiw lel magazet.
“The sales have started, come on, let's go to the shops.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sold” but also “solde”, “sould” and “soold”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.