tkhlat التخلاط
Algerian Darja · noun
“tkhlat” (التخلاط) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning messy mixing, jumble.
Meanings
- messy mixing, jumble
- confused talk, nonsense
- stirring up trouble
Usage
Tkhlat is the verbal noun of khallat / ykhallat, "to mix". The word is almost always pejorative. It can refer to an illogical mixture, for example eating sweet and salty things one after the other. With el hedra, it targets disjointed or inappropriate talk: tkhlat fel hedra. It also describes meddling in other people's business and creating trouble; in this sense it is close to "stirring up trouble". It is often found in reproaches such as barka men tkhlat ("stop mixing everything up, stop your nonsense").
Example
بركا من التخلاط، قول واش تحب
barka men tkhlat, goul wach t7ab
“Stop mixing everything up, say what you want.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tkhlat” but also “takhlat”, “tekhlat” and “t5lat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.