ahl اهل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ahl” (اهل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning family, parents, relatives.
Meanings
- family, parents, relatives
- people of, inhabitants of
Usage
Ahl first means family in the broad sense: parents, relatives, in-laws. It is almost always used with a possessive: "ahli" (my family), "ahlou" (his family). It also refers to the people of a place or group: "ahl el bled" (the people of the country or village). It also appears in religious expressions such as "ahl el bit". Do not confuse it with "ahla", which means "welcome" or "hi". The verb "to qualify", in sport, is rather t2ahhel.
Example
مشيت نزور أهلي في العيد
mchit nzour ahli fel 3id
“I went to visit my family for Eid.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ahl” but also “ahli”, “ahlou” and “ehl”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ahl” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to qualify (a team, candidate)”; “to train, make fit for”: 2ehhel in Moroccan.