t9elle9 تقلّق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“t9elle9” (تقلّق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to get angry, upset.
Meanings
- to get angry, upset
- to get annoyed, lose patience
Usage
T9elle9 is a very common verb for getting angry or annoyed. It is weaker than "to fly into a rage" in the violent sense. You say at whom with 3la: t9elle9 3liya, "he got angry with me". In the negative, it is often used to calm someone: ma tt9elle9ch, "don't get upset". The corresponding adjective is m9elle9, "upset, bothered". Note that it is not about "worry": the sense of "anxious" that the root has in Standard Arabic does not dominate here. The register is neutral and colloquial.
Example
أنا غادي ن تقلق.
ana ghadi n t9elle9.
“I'm going to get upset.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kant9elle9 | t9elle9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katt9elle9 | t9elle9ti | t9elle9 |
| nti (you, f.) | katt9ell9i | t9elle9ti | t9ell9i |
| howa (he) | kayt9elle9 | t9elle9 | |
| hiya (she) | katt9elle9 | t9ell9at | |
| 7na (we) | kant9ell9o | t9ell9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katt9ell9o | t9ell9to | t9ell9o |
| homa (they) | kayt9ell9o | t9ell9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9elle9” but also “t9lle9”, “t9alle9”, “tqelleq” and “t9ele9”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “t9elle9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to get annoyed, irritated”; “to worry, fret”: tqelleq in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to get impatient, annoyed, fed up”; “to get bored”: ti9la9 in Tunisian.