youm يوم
Tunisian Derja · noun
“youm” (يوم) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning day.
Meanings
- day
- today (lyoum)
Usage
Youm means "day". In Tunisia, people also often say nhar for a specific day. Youm remains common in set phrases: koll youm (every day), youm men el iyyem (one day, one of these days), youm el 3id (the day of Eid). With the article, lyoum means "today". The plural is iyyem or ayyem, notably in ayyem zamen (the good old days). The colloquial form iyyemet is also heard. Remember that nhar is used for a specific day, as in nhar es-sebt (Saturday).
Example
كل يوم نمشي للخدمة على ساقيّ
kol youm nemchi lel khedma 3la sa9iyya
“Every day I walk to work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “youm” but also “yom”, “youma”, “yawm” and “yawoum”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “youm” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “day”; “one day, someday”: youm in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “day, daytime”; “date, specific day”: youm in Algerian.