dla7 دلاح

Moroccan Darija · noun

“dla7” (دلاح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning watermelon.

Meanings

1. watermelon

Usage

Dlla7 is the common name for watermelon in Morocco. It is a collective noun: dlla7 refers to the fruit in general or to a quantity, as in chrit dlla7 ("I bought watermelon"). To talk about a single watermelon, use dlla7a. A slice is called tarf dyal dlla7. It is eaten mainly in summer, very cold, often after the meal. Not to be confused with the melon, which is called swiḥla or bettikh depending on the region.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dla7” but also “dela7”, “dlla7”, “dlah” and “delah”. 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.

Type “dla7” on the Arabic keyboard

How to say “watermelon” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian