lassal لاصال

Algerian Darja · noun

“lassal” (لاصال) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning gym.

Meanings

1. gym
2. hall, room (classes, parties)

Usage

Lassal comes from French "la salle". The article is fused to the noun and the word behaves like a darja noun: one says l'lassal ("to the gym/hall"). Used on its own, it mainly means the weight-training room or gym: rani nrouh l'lassal ("I'm going to the gym"). Depending on context, it can also mean a function hall (lassal ta3 l'7fafel) or a classroom. The word is colloquial and very common among young people.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lassal” but also “lasal”, “lassale” and “lasale”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “lassal” on the Arabic keyboard