miled ميلاد

Tunisian Derja · noun

“miled” (ميلاد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning birth.

Meanings

1. birth
2. birthday (in 3id miled)

Usage

Miled means “birth”. In everyday language you mostly hear it in “3id miled” (birthday): “3id miledek mabrouk” (happy birthday). It is also used for the year or date of birth, as in “3am miledi”. The register is neutral, both familiar and administrative. Not to be confused with “el mouled”, the celebration of the Prophet's birth, nor with “Miled”, a male first name found in Tunisia.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “miled” but also “milad”, “mileed” and “meled”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “miled” on the Arabic keyboard

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