atlag yroh اطلڨ يروح
Algerian Darja · expression
“atlag yroh” (اطلڨ يروح) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning let him go.
Meanings
- let him go
- leave him alone
Usage
Atlag yroh combines the imperative of atle9 / atleg, "to release, to let go", with the verb yroh, "let him leave". It is used to ask that someone be released, or that people stop holding him back or harassing him. The form changes according to the person addressed: atelgi for a woman, atelgou for several people. The following verb agrees as well: atelgi trouh, "let her go". Pronunciation varies by region: g in the interior and the East, 9 (qaf) in Algiers. The expression is common and informal, but not vulgar.
Example
اطلڨو يروح، ما دار والو
atelgou yroh, ma dar walou
“Let him go, he didn't do anything.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “atlag yroh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.