yamin يمين
Tunisian Derja · noun
“yamin” (يمين) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning right (direction, side).
Meanings
- right (direction, side)
- oath
- the right (political)
Usage
In everyday life, the word is most often pronounced limin, with the article fused on: 3al limin, "to the right", dour limin, "turn right". Its opposite is lisar, "left". In a more formal register, yamin means "oath", for example el yamin ed-doustouri, the constitutional oath taken by an official. In politics, el yamin refers to the right wing, as in yamin moutatarref, "far right". The context is usually enough to tell these senses apart.
Example
دور على اليمين بعد الضو
dour 3al limin ba3d edhaw
“Turn right after the traffic light.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yamin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.