msajel مسجل
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“msajel” (مسجل) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning recorded (sound, image, data).
Meanings
- recorded (sound, image, data)
- registered, enrolled
- tape recorder
Usage
Msajjel is the passive participle of sajjel, "to record" or "to register". It describes a sound, video or message kept in memory, but also a person entered on a list, at school or in the register (msajjel fel bladiya). In a sports context, it is also used for a player who has scored a goal. As a noun, it means the recording device, especially in msajjel kasset (radio cassette player), a usage that is fading. The feminine is msajla, the plural msajlin. The register is everyday and neutral.
Example
الصوت مسجل في التليفون متاعي.
e sout msajjel fel téléphone mte3i.
“The sound is recorded on my phone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “msajel” but also “msajjel”, “mssajel” and “msajjil”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.