7al9a حلقة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7al9a” (حلقة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning episode of a series.
Meanings
- episode of a series
- circle of onlookers, halqa
- ring, circle
Usage
7al9a is very often used for an episode of a series or show: "chefti l7al9a dyal lbar7?". It also means the halqa, the circle of spectators formed around a storyteller, musician or entertainer in a public square, especially in Marrakech; the performer is called a "7layqi". More broadly, the word means a ring or circle, and can refer to a study or prayer circle. Common register. The usual plural is "7al9at".
Example
شفتي الحلقة ديال البارح؟
cheftí l7al9a dyal lbar7?
“Did you see yesterday's episode?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7al9a” but also “hal9a”, “halqa” and “7elqa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “7al9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “episode (series, show, video)”; “circle, gathering in a ring”: 7al9a in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “episode (series, show)”; “ring, link”: 7al9a in Tunisian.