jawla جولة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jawla” (جولة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning tour, stroll.
Meanings
- tour, stroll
- round (sport, competition)
- tour, official visit
Usage
Jawla is used mainly in the expression dar jawla, "to take a tour", for an outing or a stroll with no particular aim, on foot or by car. In sports and media language, the word refers to a league matchday, a round or a boxing round: jawla lewla, "the first matchday". It is also used for a tour or an inspection visit. The register is neutral, slightly more formal than dora, which is also used for "a turn/a tour" in familiar conversation. The plural is jawlat.
Example
درانا جولة لبراه أنا ولد عمي
drana jwla lbrah ana owald 3ami
“My cousin and I took a stroll outside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jawla” but also “jwla”, “jaula”, “jawlaa” and “jowla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jawla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “tour, visit, outing”; “round (sport, election)”: jawla in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tour, stroll, excursion”; “round (sport, negotiation)”: jawla in Tunisian.