wiratha وراثة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wiratha” (وراثة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning heredity, genetic transmission.
Meanings
- heredity, genetic transmission
- inheritance, something passed down
Usage
Wiratha refers to heredity, what is passed down through genes in a family: "el mardh hedha wiratha" means this disease is hereditary. The register is fairly formal and the word is common when talking about health, diabetes or physical resemblance. The derived adjective is wirathi (hereditary). For material inheritance, such as property or land, Tunisians rather say wirth or mirath, and the verb to inherit is wreth. One can also say "fi el 3ayla" to speak of a family trait.
Example
السكر عندهم وراثة، بوه وجدّه الزوز مرضى بيه.
essokker 3andhom wiratha, bouh w jeddou ezzouz merdha bih.
“Diabetes runs in their family: his father and grandfather both suffer from it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wiratha” but also “wirata” and “werratha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.