sala صالا

Algerian Darja · noun

“sala” (صالا) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning gym, fitness hall.

Meanings

1. gym, fitness hall
2. living room, reception room

Usage

Sala is an adapted loanword, very common in Algeria. Today it mainly means the gym: rani nrouh lsala "I'm going to the gym" almost always means going to work out. It can also mean a large room, the living room where guests are received, or a function hall. The word takes the Arabic article: essala. Context is enough to tell the meanings apart. For the living room of a house, you also often hear salon or bit edhyaf.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

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

Type “sala” on the Arabic keyboard