tlettach ثلطاش
Tunisian Derja · numeral
“tlettach” (ثلطاش) is a numeral in Tunisian Derja meaning thirteen.
Meanings
- thirteen
Usage
Tlettach is the number thirteen in Tunisian. Like the other numbers from eleven to nineteen, it is placed directly before a singular noun: "tlettach se3a" (thirteen o'clock), "tlettach nhar" (thirteen days). Used alone, for counting or giving an age, it keeps the same form: "3andou tlettach". Pronunciation varies by region, with the initial t more or less aspirated (th). Pitfall: after this number, the noun is not put in the plural. Everyday register, both spoken and written in arabizi.
Example
ولدي عندو ثلطاش عام.
weldi 3andou tlettach 3am.
“My son is thirteen years old.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlettach” but also “tletach”, “thlettach”, “tlatach” and “tlettache”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.