khallet خلط
Tunisian Derja · verb
“khallet” (خلط) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to mix, blend.
Meanings
- to mix, blend
- to arrive, reach (khlat)
- to confuse, mix up
Usage
The sense "to mix" corresponds mainly to the form khallet, present tense ykhallet, very common in cooking: khallet es-sokkor wel farina (mix the sugar and the flour). It also means to confuse or muddle: khallatli el 7keya (he muddled the story for me). The simple form khlat, present tense yokhlot, has another common meaning in Tunisia: to arrive at, to reach a place, for example ki khlatt lel dar (when I got home). Writing without vowels does not distinguish these two forms; only context decides.
Example
تخلطهم بمغرفة في صحفة ,
tkhalthom bmgharfa fi sa7fa ,
“You mix them with a ladle in a bowl.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khallet” but also “khalat”, “5allet”, “khlat” and “5lat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khallet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to mix, blend”; “to confuse, mix up”: khellet in Moroccan.