wsiya وصية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wsiya” (وصية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning will, last wishes.
Meanings
- will, last wishes
- instruction entrusted to someone
- errand, message to pass on
Usage
Wsiya refers first of all to the last wishes left by a deceased person, written or spoken. People say "khalla wsiya" (he left a will) or "kteb wsiya". The word is also used more broadly for a recommendation or instruction given to someone: "3tah wsiya" can mean that he gave him a recommendation, or entrusted him with something to do or to pass on. The corresponding verb is "wassa" (to recommend, to charge someone with). Context settles whether the legal or family sense of a will is meant, or the more everyday sense of an instruction given before someone leaves.
Example
جدي كتب وصية وقسم فيها الأرض على صغارو
jeddi kteb wsiya w qassem fiha l'ardh 3la sghirou
“My grandfather wrote a will and divided the land among his children in it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wsiya” but also “wasiya”, “wsiyya”, “wassiya” and “wasiyya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.