valiza فاليزة
Algerian Darja · noun
“valiza” (فاليزة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning suitcase.
Meanings
- suitcase
Usage
Valiza is a borrowing from French "valise", fully integrated into darja. The v is pronounced as v or f depending on the speaker, hence the spellings valiza and faliza. The word is feminine and takes the plural valizat. It comes up often in connection with travel and emigration, for example in wajjed el-valiza ("pack the suitcase") or in the image of the emigrant who returns home with full suitcases. The register is common and neutral. The more Arabic synonym chanta is also used, notably for a travel bag.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “valiza” but also “faliza” and “valiz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.