taybi طيبي
Algerian Darja · verb
“taybi” (طيبي) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning cook! (imperative, to a woman).
Meanings
- cook! (imperative, to a woman)
- cook it
Usage
Taybi is the feminine singular imperative of tayyeb, which means to cook or to make something cook. The masculine is tayyeb, and the plural is tayybou. The verb is in everyday use in Algeria for preparing meals: "tayyeb el 3cha" means to prepare dinner. It is also used in the sense of cooking a specific food. It should not be confused with the adjective tayeb (good, kind) or with the surname Taybi, a common family name. Context makes it possible to tell them apart.
Example
طيبي لينا شربة اليوم
taybi lina chorba lyoum
“Make us a chorba today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “taybi” but also “tayabi”, “tayyebi” and “tiybi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.