tarjem ترجم
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tarjem” (ترجم) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to translate.
Meanings
- to translate
- to explain, spell out
Usage
Tarjem, "to translate", is used as in English. The target language is introduced by b- : tarjem bel-fransi, "translate into French". A dative pronoun is often added: tarjemli, "translate for me". The imperfect is ytarjem and the action noun is tarjma, "translation". In conversation, tarjem ! or tarjem 3ad ! is also used, ironically, to ask someone to speak clearly or explain what they mean. A translator is called mtarjem. The word is common in all registers.
Example
ترجملي هالجملة بالفرنسي
tarjemli hal-jomla bel-fransi
“Translate this sentence into French for me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarjem” but also “tarjim” and “terjem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tarjem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to translate between languages”; “to explain, make understandable”: terjem in Algerian.