woujoud وجود
Tunisian Derja · noun
“woujoud” (وجود) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning existence, fact of existing.
Meanings
- existence, fact of existing
- presence (of something or someone)
Usage
Woujoud is a rather formal word, from Standard Arabic, but it is commonly heard in derja in serious discussions, on the radio or on social media. It is found mainly in phrases such as "mélouch woujoud" (it doesn't exist) or "3adam woujoud" (the absence of). In everyday conversation, people often prefer the verb "fama" (there is) or "mawjoud" (present, available). Note: Woujoud is also a female first name in Tunisia, which can cause confusion in a message addressed to someone.
Example
الراجل هذا مالوش وجود، حكاية مفبركة.
erraajel hedha mélouch woujoud, 7kaya mfabrka.
“This man doesn't exist, it's a made-up story.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “woujoud” but also “wujud”, “wojoud”, “woujoude” and “wujoud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “woujoud” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “existence, fact of existing”; “presence (of someone, something)”: wujud in Algerian.