stta ستّة
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“stta” (ستّة) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning six.
Meanings
- six
Usage
Stta is the number six. It is used on its own, for counting or telling the time: hadi stta, "it is six o'clock". Before a counted noun, one generally says stt followed by the plural: stt iyyam, "six days", stt snin, "six years". With borrowed nouns or units, stta d is often used: stta d lkilo. The initial s may be emphatic depending on the speaker. Do not confuse this word with stteh, "the terrace", whose pronunciation is close.
Example
هادي ستة د صباح
8adi sstta d SSba7
“It is six o'clock in the morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stta” but also “setta”, “sta”, “seta” and “satta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “stta” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “six”: setta in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “six”: setta in Tunisian.