sehel ساهل
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“sehel” (ساهل) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning easy, simple.
Meanings
- easy, simple
- easygoing, accommodating
Usage
A common adjective for describing a simple task, exam or problem: "el-imti7an kan sehel" (the exam was easy). Feminine sehla, plural sehlin. It is also used alone as a reassuring reply: "sehel !" (it's easy, no worries). Said of a person, it can mean that they are accommodating. The usual opposite is s3ib (difficult). In the form "sehel 3lih", it means "easy for him". Tunisian pronunciation often puts a short e between the consonants, hence the spellings sehel or sahel.
Example
الخدمة هاذي ساهلة، تكملها في ساعة.
el-khedma hedhi sehla, tkammelha fi se3a.
“This job is easy, you'll finish it in an hour.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sehel” but also “sahel”, “sehl” and “sehla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sehel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “easy, simple”; “accessible, within reach”: sahl in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “easy”; “easygoing, not demanding (person)”: sahel in Algerian.