ttebsi طبسي تبسي
Algerian Darja · noun
“ttebsi” (طبسي تبسي) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning plate.
Meanings
- plate
- plateful, contents of a plate
Usage
The word tebsi is the usual word for the plate you eat from. It is used throughout Algeria. Its plural is tbasi or tbasa. It is also used for the contents, as in kla tebsi kamel, "he ate a whole plate". The word is used at home, for setting the table or doing the dishes (ghsel le-tbasi). It should not be confused with the large shared dish, which is rather called gas'a or s'han depending on the region. It is also written with a single t, tebsi.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ttebsi” but also “tebsi”, “ttabsi” and “tabsi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.