jbed جبد
Algerian Darja · verb
“jbed” (جبد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to pull, pull toward oneself.
Meanings
- to pull, pull toward oneself
- to pull out, draw (weapon, object)
- to withdraw, step back (jbed rouhou)
Usage
Jbed is the common verb for "to pull" in spoken Algerian Arabic: you pull a door, a rope, a drawer, or take an object out of a bag. In the present tense, you say yejbed; the imperative is ajbed or jbed. With rouhou ("himself"), jbed rouhou means to withdraw discreetly, to distance oneself from a matter. The word is informal but neutral, usable in all situations. Note that jbed does not mean to shoot a firearm, which is said another way. It is the opposite of dfe3 ("to push").
Example
جبد الباب موراك كي تخرج.
jbed el bab morak ki tokhroj.
“Pull the door behind you when you leave.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jbed” but also “jbad”, “jbd” and “djbed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jbed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pull, take out, extract”; “take, bring along”: jbed in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to pull, take out”; “to bring up (a topic)”: jbed in Tunisian.