sala صالة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sala” (صالة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning reception hall.
Meanings
- reception hall
- gym
- hall, large room
Usage
Sala is a common feminine noun for a large room. It is used mainly for the reception hall where weddings and engagement parties are held. Among young people, sala also means the gym: kanmchi l sala, "I'm going to the gym". It is also used for a cinema auditorium or a waiting room. The plural is salat. The word is close to French "salle", but it does not mean the living room of a house, which is called salon or bit diaf.
Example
العرس غادي يكون فالصالة
l3ers ghadi ykoun f ssala
“The wedding will be in the reception hall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sala” but also “salle”, “ssala” and “saala”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sala” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “living room”; “hall, room (for events, sports…)”: sala in Tunisian.