lsa9 لصاق
Moroccan Darija · noun
“lsa9” (لصاق) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning glue, adhesive.
Meanings
- glue, adhesive
- substance that makes things stick
Usage
Lsaq denotes ordinary glue, the kind used for DIY, school or the office. With the article, one says lelsaq or simply lsaq. It appears in phrases such as jib lsaq (bring the glue) or hett lsaq (put some glue on). In online writing, the same spelling is also used for the past tense of the verb lseq ("it stuck"), since people often write as they pronounce. Context tells the two apart. For an English speaker, note that lsaq should not be confused with scotch, the word used for adhesive tape.
Example
عطيني شوية د اللصاق نلصق هاد الورقة
3tini chwiya d lsa9 nlse9 had lwer9a
“Give me a little glue so I can stick this sheet of paper.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lsa9” but also “lsaq”, “lessa9” and “lsa2”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.