yewalem يوالم
Algerian Darja · verb
“yewalem” (يوالم) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to suit, to look good on.
Meanings
- to suit, to look good on
- to be suited, to fit
Usage
Ywalem means "to suit, to fit well". It is used for a garment, a colour or a role in relation to a person, or for something suited to a situation. It takes a suffixed pronoun directly: ywalmek, "it suits you". It is also often found without a complement: ma ywalemch, "it doesn't fit, it's not appropriate". The register is common and neutral. The word comes from Arabic yulâ'im. Synonym: ywati. Pitfall: it does not mean "to get used to". It expresses the fit between two things.
Example
هاد اللون يوالمك بزاف.
had llon ywalmek bezzaf.
“This colour suits you very well.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yewalem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.