stal سطل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“stal” (سطل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bucket.
Meanings
- bucket
- bucketful, full bucket
Usage
Stal means a bucket, plastic or metal, used for housework, for drawing or carrying water, for washing the floor or watering. It is an everyday word, used in all regions and all social circles. It is often built with a complement: stal mé (a bucket of water). The expression "sabb 3lih stal mé", literally "pour a bucket of water over him", is used both literally and figuratively for a cold shower or an unpleasant surprise. The common plural is stoula.
Example
جيب السطل وعبّيه ماء
jib e-stal w 3abbih mé
“Bring the bucket and fill it with water.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stal” but also “satl”, “stel”, “s6al” and “estal”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 6 is emphatic ta (ط).
Type “stal” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “bucket”: stel in Moroccan.