mli7 مليح
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“mli7” (مليح) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning well, properly.
Meanings
- well, properly
- good, fine (adjective)
Usage
Mli7 is the common word for "well" in Tunisia. As an adverb, it goes after the verb: na3jnou mli7, "we knead well"; r9adt mli7, "I slept well". As an adjective, it means "good" and agrees in gender and number: mli7a for the feminine, mla7 for the plural. The negation is formed with mouch mli7, "not good". It is used in all registers, notably in recipes and advice.
Example
نعجّنوا مليح و نخلّيوها ترتاح نصف ساعة
Na3jnou mlih w n5aliwha terte7 nosf se3a
“We knead it well and let it rest for half an hour.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mli7” but also “mlih”, “mle7” and “mlii7”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “mli7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “good, of good quality”; “well, properly”: mlih in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “good, nice, of good quality”; “well, properly”: mlih in Algerian.