thalj ثلج
Tunisian Derja · noun
“thalj” (ثلج) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning ice, ice cubes.
Meanings
- ice, ice cubes
- snow
Usage
Thalj (often pronounced tholj or télj) means both ice and snow. In daily life it mostly refers to the ice put in drinks or bought in summer: chwaya thalj ("a little ice"). For snow, the same word is used: tah thalj fi 3in draham ("it snowed in Aïn Draham"). Do not confuse it with ice cream, which is called glace or gelati. Context tells you the meaning. The derivative methallej means "iced, very cold".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “thalj” but also “tholj”, “tlej”, “thelj” and “talj”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.