essla الصلاة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“essla” (الصلاة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning ritual prayer.
Meanings
- ritual prayer
- prayer time
Usage
Pronounced essla or essala, this word means the Muslim ritual prayer. It is used in common phrases such as wa9t essla ("prayer time"), msha lel essla ("he went to pray") or ba3d essla ("after the prayer"). Used alone, it often refers to the Friday prayer or to the one that is coming up. It also appears in formulas of blessing on the Prophet. The corresponding verb is salla, "to pray"; to say "to call on God", d3a is used instead.
Example
نتلاقاو بعد الصلاة قدام الجامع
netla9aw ba3d essla 9oddem ejjem3
“We'll meet after the prayer in front of the mosque.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “essla” but also “esla”, “salat”, “essala” and “sla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “essla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “ritual prayer”; “prayer time”: ssla in Moroccan.