telmidh تلميذ
Tunisian Derja · noun
“telmidh” (تلميذ) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pupil (primary, middle, high school).
Meanings
- pupil (primary, middle, high school)
Usage
Telmidh refers to a pupil in primary school, middle school or high school. For a university student, you say "taleb" or simply "étudiant". The feminine is "telmidha" and the plural "tlemdha". The level is often specified: "telmidh fil primaire", "telmidh bac". The register is neutral. Do not use this word to translate "student" in higher education. The expression "tlemdha" is also used to talk about pupils in general, for example in the context of national exams.
Example
ولدي تلميذ في السيزيام.
weldi telmidh fis-sizyem.
“My son is a pupil in the sixth year of primary school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “telmidh” but also “tilmidh”, “tilmid” and “telmid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “telmidh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written تلميد, where it means “pupil, schoolchild”; “student”: tlmid in Moroccan.