tlou3 طلوع
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tlou3” (طلوع) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning climb, ascent.
Meanings
- climb, ascent
- boarding (plane, bus)
- rising (of the sun)
Usage
Tlou3 is the verbal noun of tla3, "to go up". It means the action of going up: stairs, a slope, a floor. It is also used for getting onto a vehicle, hence "bitaka tlou3", the boarding pass. With the sun, "tlou3 echams" means sunrise. Its opposite is hbout, "going down". For stairs, people readily say "tlou3 w hbout" to talk about going up and down repeatedly. The register is everyday.
Example
الطلوع للدار متاعهم يتعّب، ما فماش أسانسور.
etlou3 lel dar mta3hom yta33eb, ma fammech ascenseur.
“The climb up to their place is tiring, there is no lift.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlou3” but also “tlo3” and “tlouu3”. 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.