youmiya يومية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“youmiya” (يومية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning calendar, daily planner.
Meanings
- calendar, daily planner
- daily wage, day labor
- daily (feminine adjective)
Usage
In Tunisia, el youmiya is first of all the calendar, wall or pocket. To check a date, one says: "chouf fel youmiya". The word also refers to day pay. "Yekhdem bel youmiya" means he is a day laborer, paid each day without a contract. In this sense, youmiya can also refer to the sum earned during the day. Finally, it is the feminine of the adjective youmi, "daily": "khedma youmiya", a daily job. This last use is closer to written language and the media.
Example
شوف في اليومية، العيد نهار الخميس ولا الجمعة؟
chouf fel youmiya, el 3id nhar el khmis walla ejjem3a?
“Look at the calendar: is Eid on Thursday or Friday?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “youmiya” but also “yawmiya”, “youmia”, “yomiya” and “youmiyya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.