mslim مسلم
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mslim” (مسلم) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning Muslim, believer in Islam.
Meanings
- Muslim, believer in Islam
- Muslim (adjective), of the Islamic faith
Usage
Mslim refers to a person of the Muslim faith. It is used as a noun or as an adjective: "houwa mslim" (he is Muslim), "bled msalmin" (a Muslim country). The feminine is mslma and the plural is msalmin, often pronounced in the Standard Arabic way, moslimin, in religious contexts or invocations. The register is neutral. It is heard in moral expressions like "mslim bel isem", which refers to someone who is Muslim in name only. Warning: do not confuse it with msallem, the participle meaning "to hand over, deliver", which is spelled the same way in Arabic without vowels.
Example
هو مسلم ويصلّي في وقتو
houwa mslim w ysalli fi wa9tou
“He is Muslim and prays on time.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mslim” but also “moslim”, “muslim”, “meslim” and “mselm”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mslim” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “Muslim, person of Muslim faith”; “Muslim (adjective)”: meslem in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “Muslim, follower of Islam”; “Muslim (adjective)”: meslem in Algerian.