selek سالك
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“selek” (سالك) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning getting away with it, safe.
Meanings
- getting away with it, safe
- clear, passable (road)
Usage
Selek is the participle of the verb slak, "to get out of trouble, escape a difficulty". It describes someone who came out unscathed from a difficulty or who escapes blame and punishment. It can also describe, critically, someone who slips through the net. Applied to a path or road, it means the way is clear. The feminine is selka. Be careful not to confuse it in writing with "sa'lek" (he asked you), which is spelled the same without vowels.
Example
صارت كسيدة قدامو أما هو سالك الحمد لله.
sarit ksida 9oddemou ama howa selek el7amdoulah.
“There was an accident in front of him, but he came out of it, thank God.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “selek” but also “salek”, “sélek” and “sallek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.