t9albat تقلبت
Algerian Darja · verb
“t9albat” (تقلبت) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to overturn, tip over.
Meanings
- to overturn, tip over
- to turn against, change suddenly
- to toss and turn (in bed)
Usage
T9albat is the third-person feminine singular past form of the verb t9alleb, "to turn over, to overturn." It agrees with a feminine subject: a car (tomobil), a situation, the country (lebled). Literally, it is used for a vehicle that rolls over or an object that tips. Figuratively, it describes a sudden reversal: a situation that goes wrong, people who turn against someone. For the masculine, say t9alleb. With 3la, the verb means "to turn against someone." The register is everyday and neutral.
Example
الطوموبيل تقلبت فالطريق
tomobil t9albat fe triq
“The car overturned on the road.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9albat” but also “tqalbet”, “t9elbet”, “tgalbat” and “t9albet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.