tri7 طريح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tri7” (طريح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning game, round (of cards, sport).
Meanings
- game, round (of cards, sport)
- beating, thrashing
Usage
In Tunisian, tri7 means a game: a round of cards, rummy or football among friends. You say "nal3bou tri7", let's play a game, or "tri7 karta", a card game. The plural traya7 is used for several games. The word is colloquial and is heard a lot in cafés and around the neighbourhood. Figuratively, it can mean a beating, physical or in sport: "kla tri7", he got thoroughly beaten. Only context distinguishes the two senses.
Example
بعد العشاء نلعبو طريح شكبّة
ba3d el 3cha nal3bou tri7 chkobba
“After dinner, we'll play a game of chkobba.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tri7” but also “tre7”, “traya7”, “trih” and “tri7a”. 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.