mkallef مكلف
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mkallef” (مكلف) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning in charge of, responsible for.
Meanings
- in charge of, responsible for
- costly, expensive
Usage
Mkallef is used mainly in administrative, sports or journalistic registers, followed by the preposition b-, to designate the person who has been given a mission: "nayeb ra'is mkallef bel jeunes" (vice-president in charge of youth). The word comes from official vocabulary, but it is common in speech whenever people talk about organization, work or clubs. It also means "costly", as in "mochrou3 mkallef" (a project that costs a lot). This sense is less frequent than ghali in conversation. The feminine is mkalfa.
Example
هو مكلف بالحسابات في الشركة.
howa mkallef bel 7sabet fel charika.
“He is in charge of accounting at the company.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mkallef” but also “mkalef”, “mokalef” and “mkallif”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.