balagh بلغ

Algerian Darja · verb

“balagh” (بلغ) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to convey (greetings, message).

Meanings

1. to convey (greetings, message)
2. to report, denounce

Usage

Balla3, present yballa3, first means "to convey". The most frequent expression is balla3 slami l…, "give my regards to…", found at the end of a conversation or in online comments. The verb is also used to pass on news: balla3hom, "let them know". In an administrative or police context, balla3 3la someone means "to report" or "to denounce": balla3 3lih l-boulis, "he reported him to the police". The person who receives the message is introduced by l.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “balagh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “balagh” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to report to the authorities”; “to inform, pass on a message”: bellegh in Moroccan.