t3alle9 تعلق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“t3alle9” (تعلق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to comment, make a remark.
Meanings
- to comment, make a remark
- to become attached to
Usage
Here, t3alle9 is the form for "you" or "she" ("you comment", "she comments"). It takes 3la: t3alle9 3la el match (to comment on the match). It is used online for a comment on a post, and on television for sports commentary. The corresponding noun is ta3li9 (comment). The meaning can also be "to become attached to, to be fond of someone", with b: t3alle9 bih (she became attached to him). The verb 3alle9, without the t, means "to hang, to hang up", for example a piece of clothing. Context tells the meanings apart.
Example
ما تعلّقش على كل شي.
ma t3alle9ch 3la kol chay.
“Don't comment on everything.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3alle9” but also “t3ale9”, “t3allek”, “t3aleg” and “t3ali9”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “t3alle9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to become attached to someone”; “to cling, to hang”: t3elle9 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to comment, leave a comment”; “to cling, to be attached”: t3ala9 in Algerian.