ttasel اتصل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ttasel” (اتصل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to contact, to reach.
Meanings
- to contact, to reach
- to call by phone
- to connect, be connected
Usage
Ttasel is a verb borrowed from Standard Arabic, of a rather formal register. The person being contacted is introduced by the preposition b-: ttasel biya "contact me", ttaslu bih "they contacted him". It is heard in announcements, on the radio and in administrative or professional exchanges. Among close friends, 3iyyet 3la "to call" is preferred. The sense "to connect" to a network also exists, but it is less common. The pitfall is the preposition: ttasel is not used with a direct object, it always takes b-.
Example
إلا بغيتي شي حاجة اتصل بيا
ila bghiti chi haja ttasel biya
“If you need anything, contact me.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanttaSel | ttaSelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katttaSel | ttaSelti | ttaSel |
| nti (you, f.) | katttaSli | ttaSelti | ttaSli |
| howa (he) | kayttaSel | ttaSel | |
| hiya (she) | katttaSel | ttaSlat | |
| 7na (we) | kanttaSlo | ttaSlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katttaSlo | ttaSlto | ttaSlo |
| homa (they) | kayttaSlo | ttaSlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ttasel” but also “ttasl”, “tasel”, “ittasal” and “ttassel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ttasel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to contact, call someone”; “to get in touch with”: ittasel in Tunisian.