setta ستة
Tunisian Derja · numeral
“setta” (ستة) is a numeral in Tunisian Derja meaning six.
Meanings
- six
Usage
Setta is the number six. It is used alone for counting, for the time (setta = six o'clock) or after a noun. Before a plural noun, it generally shortens to sett: sett snin (six years), sett ayyem (six days). Common derivatives are settin (sixty) and sta3ach (sixteen). In phone numbers, addresses or prices, it is often heard mixed with French, especially in cities. The key point is to recognise the short form sett before a noun, which can be confusing when listening.
Example
عندو ستّة صغار
3andou setta sghar
“He has six kids.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “setta” but also “sitta”, “seta”, “set” and “stta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find ستة and ستا, all the same word.
Type “setta” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “six”: stta in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “six”: setta in Algerian.