isla7 إصلاح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“isla7” (إصلاح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning reform (political, social).
Meanings
- reform (political, social)
- repair, restoration
Usage
The word iSla7 belongs to the formal register. It is heard mainly in the news, political debates and discussions about school, justice or administration. The plural l-iSla7at, "the reforms", is very common. In everyday conversation, to repair an object, people use the verb sle7 / sallah, "to repair", or the noun tasli7. So keep iSla7 for the abstract sense of reform. For a car or a machine, you would rather say "dertha l-tasli7" or "sle7tha". The word always keeps a somewhat official connotation.
Example
الناس كيتسناو الإصلاح ف التعليم
nnas kaytsennaw l-iSla7 f t-ta3lim
“People are waiting for the reform of education.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “isla7” but also “islah” and “islaah”. 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.