sendala صندالة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sendala” (صندالة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning sandal.
Meanings
- sandal
- flip-flop, slide
Usage
Sendala is a very common word for open footwear. It refers to sandals, but also to flip-flops and plastic slides worn at home, at the beach or at the hammam. The plural is snadel. People often say zouj snadel ("a pair of sandals") and sendala dyal lbhar for beach sandals. The word is colloquial and everyday. For traditional slippers (babouches), a different word is used, belgha.
Example
نسيت الصندالة ديالي فالحمّام.
nsit sendala dyali f l7mmam.
“I forgot my flip-flops at the hammam.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sendala” but also “sandala”, “sndala” and “snadel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.