terba7 تربح
Algerian Darja · verb
“terba7” (تربح) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning you win / she wins.
Meanings
- you win / she wins
- goodbye (parting formula)
Usage
Terba7 is the conjugated form of rbe7 (to win, succeed, profit), in the second person masculine singular or the third person feminine. It is used for a sports victory, a gain of money or a bet. According to some sources, the same form also serves as a goodbye, meaning "be a winner". It is used between friends or from an older person to a younger one. It becomes terb7ou when addressing a group. Only the context, farewell or competition, tells you which translation to choose.
Example
نشالله تربح الفرقة تاعنا
nchallah terba7 el-ferqa ta3na
“Hopefully our team wins.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “terba7” but also “tarba7”, “terbah”, “trba7” and “terbeh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.