3amaliya عملية
Algerian Darja · noun
“3amaliya” (عملية) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning surgical operation.
Meanings
- surgical operation
- operation, process
Usage
The noun 3amaliya refers mainly to a surgical operation. The usual construction is dar 3amaliya, "to have an operation", literally "to do an operation". You specify the organ with f: dar 3amaliya f 3inih, "he had an operation on his eyes". The word is also used for an operation in the broader sense: an organized action, a transaction, or a calculation at school. In everyday speech, the French word "opération" is very common alongside 3amaliya. The plural is 3amaliyat.
Example
خالي دار عملية في ركبتو
khali dar 3amaliya f rokbtou
“My uncle had an operation on his knee.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3amaliya” but also “3amalia”, “amaliya”, “3maliya” and “3amaliyya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3amaliya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “surgical operation”; “operation, process”: 3amaliya in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “surgery, surgical operation”; “operation, action carried out”: 3amaliya in Tunisian.