jawla جولة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jawla” (جولة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning tour, stroll, excursion.
Meanings
- tour, stroll, excursion
- round (sport, negotiation)
- tour (official visit)
Usage
Jawla refers to an organized outing or a stroll: jawla ba7riya, "a boat excursion", or jawla fel medina, "a tour of the medina". The word is frequent in tourism and the media. It is also used for a round of a competition or negotiation (jawla thaniya, "second round"). For a short walk with no plan, Tunisians more readily say dora: na3mlou dora, "let's go for a walk". Jawla sounds a bit more organized or more formal. The plural is jawlet.
Example
عملنا جولة في المدينة العربي
3malna jawla fel medina el 3arbi
“We took a tour of the Arab medina.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jawla” but also “jaoula” and “jaula”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jawla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tour, stroll”; “round (sport, competition)”: jawla in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “tour, visit, outing”; “round (sport, election)”: jawla in Algerian.