mzatoul مزطول
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mzatoul” (مزطول) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning stoned, high on cannabis.
Meanings
- stoned, high on cannabis
- spaced out, out of it
- carefree, laid-back
Usage
Slang word mzatoul, linked to zatla, cannabis in Tunisian slang. Literally, it describes someone under the influence of drugs. By extension, it is used for a person who is distracted, slow, or out of it, often mockingly: chbik mzatoul? It also carries an ironic nuance, for someone who lives without a care in the world. The feminine is mzatla and the plural mzatlin. The register is informal, even vulgar. It can offend if said to someone, and should be avoided in formal contexts.
Example
شبيك مزطول اليوم؟ ما فهمت حتى شي.
chbik mzatoul lyoum? ma fhemt hatta chay.
“What's wrong with you, are you spaced out today? You didn't understand a thing.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mzatoul” but also “mzattoul”, “mzatool”, “mzatol” and “mzetoul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mzatoul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “drugged, stoned”; “out of it”: maztoul in Algerian.