sala صالة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sala” (صالة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning living room.
Meanings
- living room
- hall, room (for events, sports…)
Usage
Sala first means, in a house, the room where one receives guests and spends time: the living room. The word is also used for a public hall: sala mta3 a3rès ("function hall"), sala de sport, sala de cinéma. The question 3andkom sala? can therefore be about a home as well as about a reception venue. The plural is salat. This is a well-integrated loanword, in everyday use in all social circles. For a formal drawing room, salon is also heard.
Example
اقعدوا في الصالة نجيبلكم القهوة
o93dou fi sala njiblkom el9ahwa
“Sit in the living room, I'll bring you coffee.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sala” but also “salla”, “saala” and “salle”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sala” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “reception hall”; “gym”: sala in Moroccan.