9boul قبول
Algerian Darja · noun
“9boul” (قبول) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning charisma, likability.
Meanings
- charisma, likability
- acceptance, admission
Usage
In everyday use, qbul is mostly found in 3andek l'qbul (you are likable, people like you spontaneously). This natural appeal is often seen as a gift from God. The word is common in compliments addressed to content creators or public figures. It also keeps its sense of "acceptance" or "admission": qbul f la fac (university admission), and in religious formulas such as Allah itqabbel (may God accept). The sense of charisma has no direct equivalent in English: it is rendered as "he has something that appeals to people".
Example
عندك القبول، الناس يحبوك من أول مرة
3andek l9boul, nas ihabbouk men awal merra
“You have a natural charm, people love you from the first time.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9boul” but also “qbul”, “gboul”, “qbol” and “kboul”. 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 “9boul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “acceptance, approval”; “charm, likability”: 9bol in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “acceptance, act of accepting”; “admission (school, application)”: 9boul in Tunisian.