tarif تاريف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tarif” (تاريف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning rate, fixed price.
Meanings
- rate, fixed price
- taxi fare rate
Usage
Tarif is a borrowing from French, fully integrated into derja. It is used for a price set in advance: transport, a consultation, admission, a subscription. It appears mostly in phrases modelled on French, such as "demi tarif" ("dumi tarif", half price) or "double tarif". The latter notably refers to the night rate for taxis, which people readily dispute. For a price negotiated at the market, soum is used instead. Tarif applies to an official or posted price scale.
Example
التاكسي بعد نص الليل يخدم بالدوبل تاريف
taxi ba3d noss elil yekhdem bel double tarif
“After midnight, the taxi charges the double rate.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarif” but also “tareef”, “tarrif” and “taryf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.