tmakyej تمكيج

Tunisian Derja · verb

“tmakyej” (تمكيج) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to put on makeup.

Meanings

1. to put on makeup
2. to do someone's makeup

Usage

Makyej / ymakyej is a borrowing from the French "maquiller", fully adapted to Tunisian conjugation. The form tmakyej is the imperfect of the second person ("you put on makeup") or the third person feminine ("she puts on makeup"). It is often found with 9a3da: 9a3da tmakyej (she is putting on makeup). With an object, the verb means "to do someone's makeup": makyjetha (she did her makeup). The corresponding noun is makyaj (makeup). The word is informal and very common, especially in beauty salons and when getting ready for celebrations.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tmakyej” but also “tmakyaj”, “tmakiyej”, “tmekyej” and “tmakyij”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tmakyej” on the Arabic keyboard