bessbab بسباب
Algerian Darja · preposition
“bessbab” (بسباب) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning because of.
Meanings
- because of
- thanks to
Usage
Bessbab is formed from b, "by", and sbab, "causes". It introduces a noun or a pronoun: bessbab ech-chta, "because of the rain", bessbabek, "because of you". It most often expresses a negative cause or a reproach. In a positive context, it can also mean "thanks to". To introduce a clause, 3la khater, "because", is used instead. A common variant is 3la jal or 3la sbab. It is written either as one word or as two.
Example
ما خرجتش بسباب الشتا
ma khrejtch bessbab chta
“I didn't go out because of the rain.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bessbab” but also “bsbab”, “besbab” and “bessbeb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bessbab” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “because of”; “thanks to”: bsbab in Moroccan.