meslem مسلم
Algerian Darja · noun
“meslem” (مسلم) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning Muslim, follower of Islam.
Meanings
- Muslim, follower of Islam
- Muslim (adjective)
Usage
Usually pronounced meslem; the feminine is meslma and the plural mselmin. The word is used as a noun ("a Muslim") and as an adjective ("a Muslim country"). It is heard in discussions about religion, customs or identity, often with el-hamdoullah: "ana meslem el-hamdoullah". It is also used to judge behavior, for example "hadi machi akhlaq ta3 meslem" ("this is not the behavior of a Muslim"). Pitfall: the written form can refer to a first name or to the hadith collection Sahih Muslim. Context settles it.
Example
أنا مسلم والحمد لله
ana meslem el-hamdoullah
“I am Muslim, thank God.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “meslem” but also “muslim”, “mouslim”, “moslem” and “mselm”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “meslem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “Muslim, person of Muslim faith”; “Muslim (adjective)”: meslem in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “Muslim, believer in Islam”; “Muslim (adjective), of the Islamic faith”: mslim in Tunisian.