bezzerba بالزربة
Algerian Darja · adverb
“bezzerba” (بالزربة) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning quickly, fast.
Meanings
- quickly, fast
- hastily, in a rush
Usage
Bezzerba is a very common adverb, especially in the Algiers area and the East. It is used to hurry someone ("arwah bezzerba", come quickly) or to describe something done fast, sometimes too fast. The related verb is yezreb (to hurry, be in a rush) and the adjective is mezroub (in a hurry). "Ana mezroub" means "I'm in a hurry." The register is informal and neutral, with no particular connotation. It is often repeated for emphasis: "bezzerba bezzerba". It can be compared to "quick and dirty" in some contexts, but bezzerba does not mean "sloppy" on its own.
Example
أرواح بالزربة راهو الطاكسي يستنا
arwah bezzerba rahou ttaxi yestenna
“Come quickly, the taxi is waiting.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bezzerba” but also “bezarba”, “bzerba” and “bezzarba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bezzerba” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “in a hurry, hastily”; “quickly, fast”: bezzerba in Moroccan.