jelbana جلبانة
Algerian Darja · noun
“jelbana” (جلبانة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning peas (vegetable).
Meanings
- peas (vegetable)
- pea stew
Usage
In Algeria, jelbana means peas, fresh or frozen. It is a collective noun: you say jelbana for the vegetable in general, without making it plural. By extension, the word also names the family dish made with this vegetable, a stew in a white or red sauce, often with meat or chicken and sometimes with artichokes or potatoes. The word belongs to everyday cooking and market language. Pitfall: it does not mean chickpeas, which are called hommos.
Example
طيبت جلبانة بلحم اليوم
tayyabt jelbana b lham lyoum
“I cooked peas with meat today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jelbana” but also “djelbana”, “jalbana”, “jelbena” and “djalbana”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jelbana” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “peas”: jelbana in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “peas”: jelbena in Tunisian.