stitla3 استطلاع
Moroccan Darija · noun
“stitla3” (استطلاع) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning poll, opinion survey.
Meanings
- poll, opinion survey
Usage
StiTla3 means a poll or an opinion survey. The word comes from Standard Arabic. It is heard mainly in the media, on social networks and in institutional contexts, often in the expression "stiTla3 dial ra2y" (opinion poll). In everyday conversation, many Moroccans simply say "sondage" in French. On social networks, a phrase like "dert stiTla3" is used for a small poll in a story. The register is rather formal. With the article it becomes "listiTla3".
Example
دار استطلاع فالستوري
dar stitla3 f story
“He ran a poll in his story.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stitla3” but also “istitla3” and “stetla3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.