melyen مليان
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“melyen” (مليان) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning full, filled.
Meanings
- full, filled
- rich, having money
- plump, well-built
Usage
Melyen means "full". The feminine is melyena. It is constructed with b- before the contents: melyen bel me, full of water, or melyen bel 3bed, full of people. Of a person, it can mean that he has money: melyen flous. It can also describe a well-built person, without a strongly pejorative nuance. In everyday speech, m3abbi is also very common for a filled container. Figuratively, melyen bel khtaya means "laden with sins".
Example
الكاس مليان، ما تزيدش
el kes melyen, ma tzidech
“The glass is full, don't add any more.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “melyen” but also “malyen”, “mlyen”, “melyan” and “malyan”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.