tlatin تلاتين
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“tlatin” (تلاتين) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning thirty.
Meanings
- thirty
Usage
The number tlatin is the base for the numbers thirty to thirty-nine, built with the units first: khamsa w tlatin, "thirty-five". The noun that follows stays singular: tlatin dqiqa, "thirty minutes". Placed before the number, wa7d signals an approximation: wa7d tlatin dqiqa, "about thirty minutes". To give the time, u ns, "and a half", is generally preferred to u tlatin. Finally, don't confuse tlatin with tlata, "three".
Example
واحد تلاتين دقيقة و غان كمل
wa7d tlatin dqiqa w ghan kemel
“About thirty minutes and I'll be done.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlatin” but also “tlatine”, “tletin” and “tlateen”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.