sla7 سلاح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sla7” (سلاح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning weapon.
Meanings
- weapon
Usage
Sla7 refers to a weapon in general. The most common plural is asli7a, a form close to Standard Arabic. The expression sla7 abyad (bladed weapon) is very common in news reports and police language, for a knife or a sword. For a firearm, people often specify sla7 nari, or use a more concrete word like lferdi (the pistol). The register is neutral. Figuratively, sla7 can mean an asset or a means of defence: l9raya hiya sla7ek (studies are your weapon).
Example
شدّوه ومعاه سلاح أبيض
chddouh w m3ah sla7 abyad
“They arrested him while he was carrying a bladed weapon.”
Forms
| plural | asli7a |
|---|---|
| feminine plural | sla7at |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sla7” but also “slah” and “sla7e”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “sla7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “weapon”; “firearm”: slee7 in Tunisian.