mazelt مزالت
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“mazelt” (مزالت) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning still, yet.
Meanings
- still, yet
- not yet
Usage
Mazelt is a conjugated form of mazel, "still". It stands for "I", "you" or "she". Followed by an adjective, it means "still": mazelt sghira, "she is still small". Used alone as an answer, it means "not yet". With other persons, one says mazel for "he" and mazelna for "we". The word is very common in speech. Pitfall: its form looks like a negative verb, but the meaning is affirmative.
Example
كليت والا مزلت؟
klit walla mazelt?
“Have you eaten, or not yet?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mazelt” but also “mazalt”, “mezelt” and “mazlet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.