m3alleq معلق
Algerian Darja · noun
“m3alleq” (معلق) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning sports commentator.
Meanings
- sports commentator
- hanging, suspended
- pending, stuck
Usage
Mo3alleq first means a commentator, especially one for a football match on television or radio: el mo3alleq ta3 lmatch. As an adjective, m3alleq means "hanging, suspended": ttaswira m3allqa fel ḥit, "the picture is hanging on the wall". Figuratively, it describes a matter left pending or a person who is stuck: rani m3alleq, "I'm stuck, waiting". It can also describe someone very attached to a thing or person: m3alleq bih, "he's hooked on it/him". The register is neutral.
Example
المعلّق تاع الماتش البارح كان يغوّت بزاف.
lmo3alleq ta3 lmatch lbareh kan yghewwet bezzaf.
“Yesterday's match commentator was shouting a lot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “m3alleq” but also “mo3aliq”, “m3alek”, “m3ale9” and “mouaaliq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “m3alleq” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sports commentator”; “hung, hanging”: mo3alli9 in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “sports commentator”; “hanging, suspended”: m3alleg in Tunisian.