ssla الصلاة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ssla” (الصلاة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning ritual prayer.
Meanings
- ritual prayer
- prayer time
Usage
Ssla means the Muslim ritual prayer. Before a complement, the form becomes sslat: "wqt sslat" (prayer time), "sslat l3id" (the Eid prayer), "sslat jjem3a" (the Friday prayer). The corresponding verb is salla, yṣalli: "mcha yṣalli" (he went off to pray). For a personal invocation or a request addressed to God, d3a is used instead. The word is common in all circles, and daily life is often organized around prayer times: an appointment is set "mor l3ṣer" (after the afternoon prayer).
Example
قادي وقت الصلاة
8adi we9t SSlat
“It's prayer time.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ssla” but also “sala”, “salat”, “ssalat”, “sslat” and “ssala”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ssla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “ritual prayer”; “prayer time”: essla in Tunisian.