zawj زوج

Tunisian Derja · noun

“zawj” (زوج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning husband, spouse.

Meanings

1. husband, spouse
2. pair, couple

Usage

Zawj means husband or spouse, in a rather formal or administrative register. It is used mainly with a possessive: zawjha (her husband), zawji (my husband). In everyday conversation, rajel (rajlha, "her man") is more common for husband. The feminine zawja means "wife". Note: the number "two" is usually said and written zouz, with a final z. Do not confuse it with zawj. The sense of "pair" also exists but is less frequent.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zawj” but also “zouj” and “zawji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “zawj” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “two”; “pair, couple”: zouj in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “two”; “pair, couple”: zouj in Algerian.