yselek يسلك
Algerian Darja · verb
“yselek” (يسلك) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to get someone out of trouble.
Meanings
- to get someone out of trouble
- to sort out, settle a matter
- to manage, get by
Usage
Ysellek is the imperfect form of the verb sellek, "to free, to get out of a difficult situation". It is heard mostly in wishes with God as the subject: "rabbi ysellek" (may God get you out of trouble), "rabbi ysellek hwalek" (may God sort out your affairs), "allah ysellek lbled" (may God protect the country). With a human subject, it means to untangle or settle a problem, and sellek rouhou means "to manage, to get by". Common register, very frequent in blessing and sympathy formulas.
Example
ربي يسلك حوايجك يا خويا
rabbi ysellek hwayjek ya khouya
“May God sort out your affairs, my brother.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yselek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.