hbet هبط
Algerian Darja · verb
“hbet” (هبط) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to go down, descend.
Meanings
- to go down, descend
- to land
- to come out, be posted online
Usage
Hbet, present tense yehbet, means "to go down": stairs, a slope, or a vehicle (hbet men ttaxi). It is also used for a trip south or to a town located lower down: hbet l Tindouf, "he went down to Tindouf". For a plane, it means "to land". Online, it is commonly used for a video or episode that has just come out: lvideo hbet, "the video is out". The opposite is tla3, "to go up".
Example
هبط من الطوبيس قدّام الجامعة.
hbet men ttobis qeddam ljami3a.
“He got off the bus in front of the university.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hbet” but also “hbat”, “habet”, “hbate” and “hbett”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hbet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to go down, descend”; “to land (plane)”: hbet in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to go down, descend”; “to land; to return home”: habat in Tunisian.