ti9la9 تقلق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ti9la9” (تقلق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to get impatient, annoyed, fed up.
Meanings
- to get impatient, annoyed, fed up
- to get bored
- to worry
Usage
Ti9la9 is a conjugated form (you / she) of the verb 9le9, which expresses annoyance, impatience or weariness. It is very often used in the negative: ma ti9la9ch (don't get annoyed, be patient a little). In the past, 9la9t can mean "I got annoyed" or "I got bored", depending on context: 9la9t fi dar (I got bored at home). The transitive form 9ala9 means "to annoy someone": 9al9ni (he annoyed me). Pitfall: the standard Arabic sense of "worry" exists, but it is secondary in derja, where the idea of annoyance or boredom dominates.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ti9la9” but also “te9le9” and “tiqlaq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ti9la9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to get angry, upset”; “to get annoyed, lose patience”: t9elle9 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to get annoyed, irritated”; “to worry, fret”: tqelleq in Algerian.