tbi3a طبيعة
Algerian Darja · noun
“tbi3a” (طبيعة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning nature, scenery.
Meanings
- nature, scenery
- character, temperament
Usage
Tbi3a first means nature and landscapes. It is very often said in praise of a region: tbi3a zina, "beautiful nature". With a possessive, it means "character, temperament": tbi3tou haka, "that's just how he is by nature". The word is common and neutral. In a more written register, there is tabi3a khallaba, "magnificent nature", a phrase taken from standard Arabic and very common in tourist comments. The adjective tbi3i means "natural" or "normal".
Example
جيجل فيها طبيعة شابة.
jijel fiha tbi3a chaba.
“Jijel has really beautiful nature.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tbi3a” but also “tabi3a” and “tbi3”. 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.
Type “tbi3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “nature, a person's character”; “nature, the natural environment”: tabi3a in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “nature (landscapes, environment)”; “character, temperament”: tbi3a in Tunisian.