mba3d مبعد
Algerian Darja · adverb
“mba3d” (مبعد) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning then, after.
Meanings
- then, after
- later
Usage
A very common adverb for linking actions in a story or a recipe: "ndir hadi, mba3d ndir hadik" ("I do this, then that"). It also means "later": "mba3d nchoufek" ("I'll see you later"), close to "men ba3d". It is heard throughout the country, with variants such as "men ba3d" or "ba3d". For "later" in the sense of a more distant time, you also say "ba3d chwiya" or "mba3d". Note: it is not a preposition. "After dinner" is "ba3d el 3cha", not "mba3d el 3cha".
Example
نكملو الخدمة ومبعد نروحو نتغداو.
nkemmlou el khedma w mba3d nro7ou ntghadaw.
“We finish the work and then we go have lunch.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mba3d” but also “mbaad”, “mb3d” and “embaad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.