jomla جملة
Algerian Darja · noun
“jomla” (جملة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning sentence.
Meanings
- sentence
- wholesale
Usage
Jomla means a sentence, in the grammatical sense or in the sense of a striking remark: had ljomla dahkatni (this sentence made me laugh). The word also has a very common commercial sense: bel jomla means "wholesale", as opposed to bet tafsil (retail), and people speak of sou9 ljomla or prix ljomla (wholesale prices). A wholesaler is often called moul jomla or "grossiste". Neutral register. Pitfall: depending on context, bel jomla can also mean "as a whole, entirely".
Example
هاد الجملة ضحكتني بزاف.
had ljomla d7katni bezzaf.
“This sentence made me laugh a lot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jomla” but also “jemla”, “joumla”, “djomla” and “jumla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jomla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sentence (grammar)”; “wholesale trade”: jomla in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “not at all (with negation)”; “completely, totally”: jemla in Tunisian.