ta7wil تحويل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ta7wil” (تحويل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning transfer, money transfer.
Meanings
- transfer, money transfer
- conversion, transformation
- reassignment, transfer (of a person)
Usage
Ta7wil is used mainly in banking and postal contexts: ta7wil banki ("bank transfer"), ta7wil flous ("money transfer"). It is also used for a change of posting, of a civil servant or a pupil, and for the transformation of something into something else. The register is rather administrative. In everyday conversation, many Tunisians simply say "virement" or "mandat". The corresponding verb is 7awwel, for example 7awwelli lflous ("transfer me the money").
Example
عملتلك تحويل البارح، وصلك؟
3maltlek ta7wil el bere7, wselek?
“I made you a transfer yesterday, did you get it?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta7wil” but also “tahwil”, “t7wil” and “ta7wel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.