sle7 صلح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“sle7” (صلح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to be of use.
Meanings
- to be of use
- to suit, be fitting
- to repair (form ṣelleḥ)
Usage
The verb ṣleḥ (imperfect yṣleḥ) mainly means "to be of use, to be good for". It takes l-: ma kayṣleḥ l-walu, "it's good for nothing". Said of a person, it is a rather harsh reproach: "he's good for nothing". The sense "to repair, to fix" belongs to the doubled form ṣelleḥ (imperfect yṣelleḥ), which is also used in the sense of "to reconcile". For a simple repair, people also often say ṣawb (to fix) or qad. The noun ṣ-ṣulḥ means "reconciliation".
Example
هاد الموس ما كيصلح لوالو.
had lmous ma kaysle7 l walou.
“This knife is good for nothing.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanSle7 | Sle7t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katSle7 | Sle7ti | Sle7 |
| nti (you, f.) | katSl7i | Sle7ti | Sl7i |
| howa (he) | kaySle7 | Sle7 | |
| hiya (she) | katSle7 | Sl7at | |
| 7na (we) | kanSl7o | Sl7na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katSl7o | Sle7to | Sl7o |
| homa (they) | kaySl7o | Sl7o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sle7” but also “sla7”, “sale7”, “salah” and “sl7”. 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 “sle7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to repair, fix”; “to reconcile, settle a dispute”: salla7 in Tunisian.