torki تركي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“torki” (تركي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning Turkish (from Turkey).
Meanings
- Turkish (from Turkey)
- a Turk
Usage
Torki refers to what comes from Turkey, or to a Turkish person. The feminine is torkiya and the plural is trouk. The adjective is widely used for products and TV series: msalsel torki (Turkish series), and dubbed Turkish series are very popular in Tunisia. The same form, torkiya, is also used to name the Turkish language. Capitalised and without a nationality context, Torki can also be a given name: it should then be understood as a proper noun.
Example
تتفرج في مسلسل تركي كل ليلة
titfarrej fi msalsel torki kol lila
“She watches a Turkish series every night.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “torki” but also “turki”, “tourki”, “torky” and “turky”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.