tlaviz تلافز
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tlaviz” (تلافز) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning televisions, TV sets.
Meanings
- televisions, TV sets
- TV channels, the media
Usage
Tlavez is the plural of televza (or talfza), "television", a French loanword adapted to Tunisian phonology. It refers to the sets themselves, but in everyday use mostly to TV channels and what they broadcast. It often carries a critical nuance: "7dith tlavez", literally "TV talk", meaning unreliable statements or propaganda. It is a colloquial word with no vulgar connotation. The singular is much more frequent; the plural is used mainly to talk about the media in general.
Example
التلافز الكل تحكي على نفس الحكاية.
ettlavez lkol te7ki 3la nafs l7keya.
“All the TV channels are talking about the same story.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlaviz” but also “tlavez” and “tlafez”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.