yedbah يضبح
Algerian Darja · verb
“yedbah” (يضبح) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to shout, yell.
Meanings
- to shout, yell
- to make loud noise
Usage
Yedbah means "to shout, to yell", and the noun dbih refers to shouting or racket. It is used for a person who talks too loudly or gets angry, but also for loud music or a noisy device. It is colloquial and often pejorative: the person shouting is bothering people or overdoing it. It is a regional usage; the more widespread synonyms are y3ayyet and ysouggh. Do not confuse it with yedbah written with dh/plain d (يذبح), which means "to slit the throat".
Example
علاش راك تضبح؟ راني نسمع فيك.
3lach rak tedbah ? rani nesma3 fik.
“Why are you shouting? I can hear you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yedbah” but also “yedhba7”, “yedba7” and “yedbe7”. 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.