ghalta غلطة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ghalta” (غلطة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mistake, fault.
Meanings
- mistake, fault
- typing or calculation error
Usage
"Ghalta" means a mistake, whether concrete (in a calculation, a cheque, a text) or moral. Typical constructions are "ghlatt" ("I made a mistake") and "ghalta mte3i" ("it's my fault"). The expression "ghalta kbira" is used for a big blunder. The usual plural is "ghaltat". The corresponding verb is "ghlat", meaning "to be wrong". In written arabizi, the "gh" is often written "8", hence spellings such as "8alta".
Example
سامحني، غلطة مني.
sam7ni, ghalta menni.
“Forgive me, it's my mistake.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghalta” but also “8alta” and “ghalt”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.