t3ala9 تعلق

Algerian Darja · verb

“t3ala9” (تعلق) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to comment, leave a comment.

Meanings

1. to comment, leave a comment
2. to cling, to be attached

Usage

The verb t3allaq is widely used on social media in the sense of "to leave a comment". The typical construction is t3allaq 3la followed by what is being commented on. The corresponding noun is ta3liq (comment), often misspelled online. In its original sense, the verb means "to cling" or "to be attached" to someone or something, including emotionally: t3allaq bih means "he became attached to him". Warning: the English gloss "regard" is misleading; the word does not mean "to consider". The pronunciation t3allag is also found, depending on the region.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3ala9” but also “t3allaq”, “t3elleg”, “t3alleq” and “ta3la9”. 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 “t3ala9” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to become attached to someone”; “to cling, to hang”: t3elle9 in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to comment, make a remark”; “to become attached to”: t3alle9 in Tunisian.