tdabez تدابز
Algerian Darja · verb
“tdabez” (تدابز) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to fight, to brawl.
Meanings
- to fight, to brawl
- to have a violent argument
Usage
Tdabez (imperfective yetdabez) is the reciprocal verb of dbez, "to hit with the fists". It refers to a physical fight between two or more people, nothing extremely serious: a street scuffle, a schoolyard brawl. It is used with m3a: tdabez m3ah, "he fought with him". The related noun is dabza, "fight". The register is informal and very common. By extension, the verb can refer to a very heated argument, even without blows. Do not confuse it with the transitive dbez, which means "to hit someone".
Example
تدابزو قدام الليسي
tdabzou goddam el lycée
“They fought in front of the high school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tdabez” but also “tdabz”, “tdabaz” and “tadabiz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.