tay7a طيحة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tay7a” (طيحة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning fall, act of falling.
Meanings
- fall, act of falling
- failure, setback
Usage
Tay7a is the verbal noun of the verb "ta7" (to fall). It refers to a physical fall: "tay7a kbira" (a bad fall), "5dhit tay7a" (I had a fall). Figuratively, it applies to a failure or a decline, for example for a team, a person or a price. It counts as a unit noun, so you can say "tay7tin" for two falls. Be careful not to confuse it with "ti7", the imperative "fall!". The register is common and familiar.
Example
طاح في الدروج وخذا طيحة خايبة
ta7 fi edrouj w 5dhe tay7a 5ayba
“He fell down the stairs and took a bad fall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tay7a” but also “tei7a”, “ti7a”, “tayha” and “tay7e”. 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.
Type “tay7a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “fall”; “failure, downfall (figurative)”: ti7a in Moroccan.