belha بالها

Tunisian Derja · noun

“belha” (بالها) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning her mind, her thoughts.

Meanings

1. her mind, her thoughts
2. fi belha: she thinks, she imagines
3. her attention

Usage

Belha is the noun bel (mind, thought) plus the suffix -ha, "hers". It is used mostly in the phrase fi belha, literally "in her mind", which means "she thinks, she imagines", often wrongly: fi belha elli… In the negative, ma fi belhech or mech fi belha means "she doesn't realize, she isn't thinking about it". The same noun takes the other suffixes: belek (you), beli (me), belou (him). Watch out: rod belek means "pay attention", not "return your mind". Common register, very frequent in speech.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “belha” but also “balha” and “bélha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “belha” on the Arabic keyboard