sala سالا
Moroccan Darija · verb
“sala” (سالا) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to end, be over.
Meanings
- to end, be over
- to finish (something)
- to run out, have none left
Usage
Sala is the common verb for "to finish." It is used intransitively ("sala lmatch," "the match is over") or transitively ("salit lkhdma," "I finished the work"). It is conjugated as follows: salit, salina, kaysali, ghadi nsali. With l- and a pronoun, it means "to have no more": "sala lia sber," "I have no more patience." "Salit" is also the answer to "are you done?" Synonyms: kmel and tmm, the latter more formal.
Example
سالا الماتش الحبي
sala lmatch l7ibi
“The friendly match is over.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kansali | salit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katsali | saliti | sali |
| nti (you, f.) | katsali | saliti | sali |
| howa (he) | kaysali | sala | |
| hiya (she) | katsali | salat | |
| 7na (we) | kansaliw | salina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katsaliw | salito | saliw |
| homa (they) | kaysaliw | salaw |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sala” but also “salla”, “saala”, “salat” and “salit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.