telj تلج
Moroccan Darija · noun
“telj” (تلج) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning ice, ice cubes.
Meanings
- ice, ice cubes
- snow
Usage
The noun telj means both ice and snow. Context decides: in a drink it means ice cubes; on the Atlas mountains it means snow. The expression ka-yetla7 telj or ka-ynzel telj means "it is snowing". The word is most often used with the article, ttelj. The register is everyday. It appears in tellaja (refrigerator) and in bared bhal telj (cold as ice). It should not be confused with ice cream, which is usually called glace or ice.
Example
و واش بغيتي تلج فيه?
o wach bghiti telj fih?
“And do you want ice in it?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “telj” but also “talj”, “tlj”, “ttelj” and “tlej”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.