yetla3 يطلع
Tunisian Derja · verb
“yetla3” (يطلع) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning he goes up.
Meanings
- he goes up
- he comes out, appears
- he turns out
Usage
Ytla3 is the third person masculine imperfect of the verb tla3. Its primary meaning is to go up: stairs, a floor, a car. It is also used to say that something comes out or appears, like the sun or a result. Finally, the verb expresses what turns out to be: "tla3 behi" (he turned out to be good). It is often combined with negation, as in "ma ytla3ch" (it doesn't work, it doesn't come out). The opposite of going up is habbat.
Example
يطلع للطابق الثاني على ساقيه
yetla3 lel tabe9 ethani 3la s9ih
“He goes up to the second floor on foot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yetla3” but also “yatla3”, “yitla3” and “yetlaa”. 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.