kaytlsse9 كايتلصّق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“kaytlsse9” (كايتلصّق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning sticks, is sticky.
Meanings
- sticks, is sticky
- clings to someone, is clingy
Usage
Kaytlsse9 is the imperfective of tlsse9, "to stick, adhere". It corresponds to "sticky": a substance that sticks to the fingers, a garment that clings to the skin. You specify the surface with f: kaytlsse9 f lyddin, "it sticks to the hands". Figuratively, kaytlsse9 fiya means "he clings to me, he won't leave me alone". This use is colloquial and slightly pejorative. The feminine is kattlsse9. The transitive verb lsse9 means "to stick something", for example a poster or a stamp.
Example
هاد العجينة كاتلصّق ف اليدين
had l3jina kattlSSe9 f lyddin
“This dough sticks to the hands.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kaytlsse9” but also “kaytlse9”, “kaytlasse9” and “kaytlss9”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.