mouled مولد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mouled” (مولد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning Prophet's birthday festival.
Meanings
- Prophet's birthday festival
- birth, birthday (rare)
Usage
In Tunisia, el mouled refers above all to the festival of the Prophet's birth. On that day, people prepare 3assida zgougou, an Aleppo pine cream, or white 3assida, depending on the region. The usual greetings are "mouled mabrouk" and "kol 3am w entouma b5ir". The word is used with the article, el mouled, like the name of a festival. It should not be confused with mwalled, "electric generator", which is written the same way in Arabic.
Example
نهار المولد أمّي تعمل عصيدة الزقوقو
nhar el mouled ommi ta3mel 3assidet ezzgougou
“On Mouled day my mother makes zgougou assida.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mouled” but also “mouloud”, “mawled” and “moulid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.