hreb هرب
Algerian Darja · verb
“hreb” (هرب) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to flee, run away.
Meanings
- to flee, run away
- to escape
- to avoid, dodge
Usage
Hreb, present tense yehreb, is the common verb for "to flee" or "to run away". What one flees from is introduced by men: hreb men ddar, "he fled the house". Figuratively, it means "to avoid" a person, a question or a responsibility: rak tehreb menni, "you're avoiding me". In the imperative, ahreb means "run away". The word is neutral and is also used for an animal or a prisoner that escapes. Be careful not to confuse it with hreg, from which harraga comes, referring to clandestine emigration.
Example
القط شاف الكلب وهرب.
lqett chaf lkelb w hreb.
“The cat saw the dog and ran away.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hreb” but also “hrab”, “hareb”, “hrebt” and “hrob”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hreb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to flee, run away”; “to escape”: hreb in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “flee, run away”; “escape (from prison)”: hrab in Tunisian.