twil طويل
Algerian Darja · adjective
“twil” (طويل) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning long.
Meanings
- long
- tall
Usage
Twil describes the length of an object or a duration: triq twila (a long road), wa9t twil (a long time). It is also used for a person's height: rajel twil (a tall man). In darja, kbir is not used in this sense: kbir first means "big in age or in size". The feminine is twila and the plural is twal. The word is very common, in all registers.
Example
خوك طويل بزاف
khouk twil bezzaf
“Your brother is very tall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twil” but also “tawil” and “twiil”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “twil” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “long”; “tall”: twil in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “long”; “tall (of height)”: twil in Tunisian.