tojjar تجار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tojjar” (تجار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning merchants, traders.
Meanings
- merchants, traders
- profiteers (pejorative: tojjar ed-din)
Usage
Tojjar is the plural of tejer, "merchant". In its literal sense, it refers to traders and dealers, for example tojjar el-khodhra, "vegetable sellers". The word is very common in political discourse and on social media, in pejorative expressions such as tojjar ed-din, "merchants of religion", or tojjar el-azmet, "crisis profiteers". It then targets those who profit from a cause or a situation. Although some sources classify it as an adjective, it is a plural noun. The singular tejer is also used to refer to a well-off person.
Example
ماني قلت اللي ال سلفيّة منافقين و تجّار بالدين !
mani kolet eli el selefya mounefi9in we tojjar beddin !
“Didn't I tell you that the Salafis are hypocrites and merchants of religion!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tojjar” but also “tojar”, “tujjar”, “toujar” and “tojjer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.