tghayer تغير
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tghayer” (تغير) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to change, be transformed.
Meanings
- to change, be transformed
- to go off, deteriorate
Usage
Tghayyer is intransitive: it is the thing or person that changes by itself, as in ezzman tghayyer (times have changed) or tghayyert barcha (you have changed a lot). For the transitive sense "to change something", use ghayyer or, more commonly, beddel. In everyday speech, tbeddel is often preferred for "to change", tghayyer having a slightly more formal or stronger nuance, often with an idea of deterioration: wejhou tghayyer (his face changed, he turned pale or got angry). It is also said of food that is starting to go off.
Example
البلاد تغيرت برشا من وقت اللي خرجت.
lblad tghayyret barcha men wa9t elli khrajt.
“The country has changed a lot since the time I left.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tghayer” but also “tghayyer”, “tghaier”, “t8ayer” and “tghayar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.