tna77at تنحات
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tna77at” (تنحات) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning be removed, taken off.
Meanings
- be removed, taken off
- be dismissed; lose (a right)
- disappear, go away (stain, pain)
Usage
Tna77at is the feminine past form of the passive verb tna77a, "to be removed". The masculine is tna77a. This verb is the passive of na77a, "to remove, take away". The subject is whatever is removed: an object, money deducted, a stain, or even lost legitimacy. For a person, it means "to be removed from office". The source can be specified with men: tna77at menou, "it was taken away from him".
Example
التبقيعة تنحات من السروال
et-teb9i3a tna77at mel serwel
“The stain came out of the trousers.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tna77at” but also “tna7at”, “tnahat” and “tne77at”. 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.