moulet مولة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“moulet” (مولة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning owner (female), mistress.
Meanings
- owner (female), mistress
- the one who has, who possesses
Usage
Moulet is the feminine form of moul / mouleh, "owner, the one to whom something belongs". The word is almost always used with a complement: moulet ed-dar (the lady of the house), moulet el-7anout (the shop owner). It also serves to describe a person by a characteristic: moulet ech-cha3r ettwil (the one with long hair). The register is everyday and colloquial. For an English speaker, the pitfall is using it alone: it calls for a complement. The corresponding masculine is moul or mouleh.
Example
مولة الدار طيبت كسكسي بنين
moulet eddar tayybet kosksi bnin
“The lady of the house prepared a delicious couscous.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “moulet” but also “moulat”, “moula” and “moulit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.