sensla سنسلة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sensla” (سنسلة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning chain.
Meanings
- chain
- small chain, necklace
Usage
Sensla (or selsla) refers first of all to a metal chain: that of a bicycle, a gate or a tethered dog. It also refers to the small chain worn around the neck, often in gold: sensla dyal dheb. The plural is snasel. The word is feminine: sensla zwina. It should not be confused with the bead necklace or the traditional necklace, which have other names. Figuratively, it can suggest a series or sequence, but this sense is less common than the concrete one.
Example
شرات ليها سنسلة ديال الدهب
chrat liha sensla dyal dheb
“She bought her a gold chain.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sensla” but also “snsla” and “sansla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sensla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “neck chain”; “necklace”: sensla in Algerian.