tlatmya تلتمية
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“tlatmya” (تلتمية) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning three hundred.
Meanings
- three hundred
Usage
The numeral tlt mya means three hundred. It is formed from tlata (three) and mya (hundred). It is very often used for prices. Note: in Morocco people commonly count in ryal, so tlt mya can then refer to a small sum. The context shows whether dirhams or ryals are meant. The noun that follows is singular: tlt mya dirham. The register is everyday. Spellings vary a lot online.
Example
خلصت تلتمية درهم
khellest tlt mya dirham
“I paid three hundred dirhams.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlatmya” but also “tltmya” and “teltmya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.