7al9a حلقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7al9a” (حلقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning episode (series, show).
Meanings
- episode (series, show)
- ring, link
- circle of people
Usage
7al9a is used mainly for an episode of a series or show, especially during Ramadan, when Tunisian serials are followed every evening: chfit el 7al9a mta3 el-bera7 ?, "did you see yesterday's episode?". The plural is 7l9èt. The word keeps its concrete meaning of a ring or a link in a chain. It also refers to a circle of people sitting or standing, for example around a storyteller or a teacher. The register is neutral.
Example
شفت الحلقة متاع البارح؟
chfit el 7al9a mta3 elbera7?
“Did you see yesterday's episode?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7al9a” but also “halka”, “7alka” and “7al9aa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “7al9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “episode of a series”; “circle of onlookers, halqa”: 7al9a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “episode (series, show, video)”; “circle, gathering in a ring”: 7al9a in Algerian.