tkhli6a تخليطة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“tkhli6a” (تخليطة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning mixture, combination of elements.
Meanings
- mixture, combination of elements
- improvised mix, concoction
Usage
The noun tkhliTa comes from the verb khelleT, "to mix." It refers to a mixture, especially of ingredients or products: a sauce, a cooking preparation, a blend of spices or beauty products. It is often used with dyal: tkhliTa dyal l-makla, "a mixture of food." The word is common and informal. Depending on tone, it can be neutral or slightly pejorative, for a strange or improvised mixture. The plural is tkhaliT. The word is not used for a mixture of people or cultures, for which khelTa is used instead.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tkhli6a” but also “tkhlita”, “t5lita” and “tekhlita”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch; 6 is emphatic ta (ط).