lgsabat الڨصبات

Algerian Darja · noun

“lgsabat” (الڨصبات) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning traditional reed flutes.

Meanings

1. traditional reed flutes
2. reeds, reed stalks

Usage

Lgsabat is the plural of gasba, with the article. The word refers first to the oblique reed flute of traditional music, notably Bedouin and Chaoui, played at festivals and weddings, often with the bendir. It can also simply mean reeds or reed stalks. The initial g is pronounced like the hard g of "garden". It should not be confused with qasba in the sense of citadel or old town (the Casbah), which is pronounced with a q.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lgsabat” but also “gsabat” and “gasbat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “lgsabat” on the Arabic keyboard