mrigla مريقلة
Algerian Darja · adjective
“mrigla” (مريقلة) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning well sorted, in order.
Meanings
- well sorted, in order
- fine, as it should be
Usage
A borrowing adapted from French "régler" (to sort out, to settle), very common in Algeria. The word describes a situation, an object or a person that works well: "kolchi mrigel", everything is in order. Its feminine form, mrigla, agrees with a feminine noun, for example "essilsila rahi mrigla", the series is good. Applied to a person, it means they are decent, level-headed and reliable. "Machi mrigla" says the opposite: something is off. The related verb is rigel, "to fix" or "to sort out". The register is colloquial but not vulgar.
Example
الدار راهي مريقلة، كلشي في بلاصتو
eddar rahi mrigla, kolchi f blasto
“The house is in order, everything is in its place.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mrigla” but also “mriguela”, “mrigel” and “mrigl”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.