kol blasa كل بلاصة
Tunisian Derja · expression
“kol blasa” (كل بلاصة) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning everywhere, in every place.
Meanings
- everywhere, in every place
- every place
Usage
Kol blasa means "everywhere". The expression combines kol (each, every) and blasa, a noun borrowed from French "place" and adapted, meaning spot or place. It is often preceded by fi: "fi kol blasa" (in every place). It is very common in conversation, for example "lawwajt 3lih fi kol blasa" (I looked for him everywhere). One also says kol mkén, with the same meaning, in a slightly more neutral tone. In the negative, to say "nowhere", this expression is not used: you say "7atta blasa" or "fi 7atta blasa".
Example
لوجت عليه في كل بلاصة وما لقيتوش
lawajt 3lih fi kol blasa w ma l9itouch
“I looked for him everywhere and didn't find him.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kol blasa” but also “koll blasa”, “kol blassa” and “kul blasa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kol blasa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “everywhere”; “every place”: kol blasa in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “everywhere”; “every place”: kol blasa in Algerian.