tarbiya تربية
Algerian Darja · noun
“tarbiya” (تربية) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning upbringing, good manners.
Meanings
- upbringing, good manners
- breeding (of animals)
Usage
Tarbiya refers above all to the upbringing received from parents, that is, politeness and good manners, and not schooling, which is rather called qraya. It is often used to judge someone: "3andou tarbiya" (he is well brought up), "ma3andouch tarbiya" (he is badly brought up). The compliment "tarbiya w akhlaq" (upbringing and morals) is very common. The word can also mean animal breeding, as in tarbiyat lmawachi. Beware of the false friend: "education" in the sense of schooling is translated by qraya, not tarbiya.
Example
هاد الطفل عندو التربية، يسلّم على الناس قاع
had tfol 3andou tterbiya, ysellem 3la nnas ga3
“This child is well brought up, he greets everybody.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tarbiya” but also “terbiya”, “tarbia”, “trabiya” and “tarbya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tarbiya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “upbringing, education”; “good manners, etiquette”: trbiya in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “upbringing, good manners”; “raising (animals)”: terbiya in Tunisian.