7asilou حاصيلوا
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“7asilou” (حاصيلوا) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning in short, all in all.
Meanings
- in short, all in all
- so, anyway (resuming a story)
Usage
7asilou is a very frequent linking word in speech. It is used to sum up, to conclude, or to cut an explanation short: "in short", "all in all", "to make it brief". It is almost always placed at the start of a sentence, often after a long story, to get to the point. It also serves to pick a story back up after a digression, like informal English "anyway". Informal-to-neutral register. It is not related to the sense of "obtain": do not try to break it down, it is a fixed formula.
Example
حاصيلوا مدخلين فينا غولة وكهاو
7assilou mda5lin fina ghoula wakahaw
“In short, they scared us with a bogeyman, and that's all.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7asilou” but also “7assilou” and “hasilou”. 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.