talla طلة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“talla” (طلة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning drop-in, short visit, outing.
Meanings
- drop-in, short visit, outing
- look, bearing
Usage
Talla refers to a brief visit or a trip somewhere: dropping in on someone, going for a spin. The typical construction is 3mel talla ("to drop by, to pop over"), followed by 3la for the person or the place: a3mel talla 3la jeddtek (drop in on your grandmother). The word is also used for an excursion or a short stay. In another use, talla refers to someone's look or presence: 3andou talla (he has presence). With a possessive, one says talltou or talletna.
Example
هكّا وفات طلّتنا على قرقنة و شدّينا ثنيتنا ال جربة !
hakka wfet talletna ala Kerkenah w chadina theneytna l Djerba !
“And so our trip to Kerkennah came to an end, and we set off for Djerba!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “talla” but also “tala”, “tallaa” and “tella”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.