welekhir ولاخير
Tunisian Derja · expression
“welekhir” (ولاخير) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning sole person responsible.
Meanings
- sole person responsible
- all in all, ultimately
Usage
This run-together spelling writes "w lekhir", "and the last". It is found almost always in the pair "el louwel w lekhir". Applied to a person, the expression means they are the main person responsible, from start to finish: "houwa el mas'oul el louwel w lekhir". With the preposition fi, "fil louwel w lekhir" translates as "in the end, whatever the case". The register is informal and spoken, very common in comments. It should not be read as an isolated noun: the meaning comes from the whole expression.
Example
هو المسؤول الأول ولخير على هالمشكل
houwa el mas'oul el louwel w lekhir 3la hal-mochkel
“He is the one ultimately responsible for this problem, from start to finish.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “welekhir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.