yezle9 يزلق
Algerian Darja · verb
“yezle9” (يزلق) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to slip, skid.
Meanings
- to slip, skid
- to slip away, sneak out
- (tongue) to slip, let out
Usage
Yzle9 is used for someone who slips on a wet floor, mud or a banana peel. The past tense is zle9: zle9 w ta7, "he slipped and fell". The verb is also used for an object that slides or slips out of one's grasp, for a person who slips away discreetly, and for the tongue slipping: lsanou zle9, "it slipped out of his mouth". The related noun is zal9a, "a slip". The adjective mzelle9 describes a slippery floor. The register is common and neutral.
Example
رد بالك، الأرض مازال مبلولة، تزلق
red balek, l'ard mazal mablloula, tezle9
“Be careful, the floor is still wet, you'll slip.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yezle9” but also “yezleq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.