jawla جولة
Algerian Darja · noun
“jawla” (جولة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning tour, visit, outing.
Meanings
- tour, visit, outing
- round (sport, election)
Usage
Pronounced "jawla". This word comes from Standard Arabic and is commonly used for an organised visit, a tourist circuit or a filmed stroll: "jawla f Wahran" (a jaunt around Oran). It also refers to a round of a match or the round of an election: "jawla l'oula" (first round). For a short walk on foot, colloquial speech prefers "dawra": "ndir dawra" (I'm going for a walk). "Jawla" therefore sounds slightly more refined, and it is heard a lot among vloggers and in the media.
Example
درنا جولة في القصبة مع الصحاب.
derna jawla fel casbah m3a s7ab.
“We took a tour of the Casbah with friends.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jawla” but also “jaoula”, “jawlaa” and “joula”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jawla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tour, stroll”; “round (sport, competition)”: jawla in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tour, stroll, excursion”; “round (sport, negotiation)”: jawla in Tunisian.