sya9a سياقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sya9a” (سياقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning driving (a vehicle).
Meanings
- driving (a vehicle)
- driving licence (rokhset sya9a)
Usage
Sya9a refers to driving a vehicle. It is found mostly in set expressions: rokhset sya9a ("driving licence"), mo3allem sya9a ("driving instructor"), madrset sya9a ("driving school"). In everyday conversation, people more often say permi for the licence. For the verb, sou9 ("to drive") is used: ye3ref yesou9 ("he knows how to drive"). The word sya9a is slightly formal and belongs to administrative vocabulary. You hear it at exams, in police stations and in the media.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sya9a” but also “siya9a”, “seya9a”, “syaka” and “siyaqa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.