dbouza دبوزة
Algerian Darja · noun
“dbouza” (دبوزة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning bottle.
Meanings
- bottle
- bottleful
Usage
A very common word in Algeria for a bottle, plastic or glass: dbouzet lma (water bottle), dbouzet limonada (soda bottle), dbouzet zit (oil bottle). The plural is dbabez. Before a complement, the final ta is pronounced: dbouzet. The word belongs to the everyday register and is used in all situations, at home as well as in the shop. The diminutive dbibza means a small bottle. An English speaker can use it freely. It should not be confused with qar'a, which is more literary and rare in speech.
Example
جيبلي دبوزة الما من الفريجيدار
jibli dbouzet lma men el frigidaire
“Bring me the bottle of water from the fridge.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dbouza” but also “debbouza”, “debouza”, “dbouzet” and “dbabez”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.