wakil وكيل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wakil” (وكيل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning prosecutor (wakil ejjoumhouriya).
Meanings
- prosecutor (wakil ejjoumhouriya)
- agent, proxy, representative
- guardian (God, in a formula)
Usage
Wakil refers to a person who acts on behalf of another. In everyday life in Tunisia, it is heard mostly in wakil ejjoumhouriya, "the public prosecutor", which is very present in crime news and discussions about justice. It is also used for a proxy or a company's representative (wakil 3am). Finally, it appears in the religious formula 7asbi Allah w ni3ma lwakil, "God is enough for me, and what an excellent guardian", said against an injustice or against someone, often with fi: 7asbi Allah fik. This formula is very common online and carries a strong tone of reproach.
Example
القضية وصلت لوكيل الجمهورية
el 9adhiya wslet l wakil ejjoumhouriya
“The case has reached the public prosecutor.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wakil” but also “wekil”, “wakel” and “ouakil”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wakil” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “agent, authorized representative”; “public prosecutor (wkil lmalik)”: wakil in Moroccan.