lewel لول
Algerian Darja · adjective
“lewel” (لول) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning first.
Meanings
- first
- at the beginning, at first
Usage
The word lewwel is the spoken form of "the first". The article is already fused into it. It generally follows the noun: nhar lewwel, "the first day"; l'merra lewwla, "the first time". The feminine is lewwla. On its own, it can refer to the person: huwa lewwel, "he is the first". It also appears in set phrases: men lewwel, "from the beginning", and men lewwel l'lekher, "from beginning to end". The opposite is lekher, "the last". In writing, many spellings occur, with or without the article written separately.
Example
نهار لوّل في الخدمة كنت خايف.
nhar lewwel fel khedma kont khayef.
“The first day at work, I was scared.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lewel” but also “lwel”, “lewwel”, “louwel” and “lowel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lewel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “first”; “first, firstly”: lowwel in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “first”; “the beginning”: lowel in Tunisian.