ta9lidi تقليدي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ta9lidi” (تقليدي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning traditional.
Meanings
- traditional
- handmade, old-fashioned style
Usage
Ta9lidi describes whatever belongs to tradition. It appears in lebsa ta9lidia (traditional outfit), mekla ta9lidia (traditional dish) and sou9 ta9lidi (traditional market). It agrees in form: ta9lidia in the feminine, ta9lidiyin in the plural. It is very common for crafts, festivals and weddings, often to evoke the jebba or the kesswa. In everyday speech, many people also use the French "traditionnel". It can take on a nuance of "old-fashioned" when applied to a person or a mindset.
Example
لبست جبة تقليدية في العرس.
lbest jebba ta9lidia fil 3ors.
“I wore a traditional jebba at the wedding.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta9lidi” but also “taklidi”, “takleedi”, “t9lidi” and “ta9lidy”. 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.
Type “ta9lidi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “traditional”; “handcrafted, Moroccan-style”: t9lidi in Moroccan.