tandhif تنظيف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tandhif” (تنظيف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning cleaning, housework.
Meanings
- cleaning, housework
- clean-up, purge (figurative)
Usage
Tandhif is the noun derived from the verb naddhaf, "to clean". It refers to the cleaning of a place or an object: "nhar et-tandhif" (the day of the big clean), "mwed tandhif" (cleaning products). It is often built with a3mel: "a3mel tandhif lel dar". "Tandhif bel chaye7" or "tandhif à sec" refers to dry cleaning. Figuratively, it applies to an institution or a team one wants to rid of its bad elements. The register is common.
Example
نهار الأحد نعملو تنظيف للدار الكل.
nhar el a7ad na3mlou tandhif lel dar lkol.
“On Sunday we'll clean the whole house.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tandhif” but also “tandif”, “tandhiif” and “tanzif”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.