yejbed يجبد
Algerian Darja · verb
“yejbed” (يجبد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to pull, pull toward oneself.
Meanings
- to pull, pull toward oneself
- to pull out, extract, bring up
- to take after, resemble
Usage
Yejbed is the imperfective form of jbed, the basic verb for "to pull": jbed el-bab ("pull the door"), jbed el-habl ("pull the rope"). It also means "to take something out", for example from one's pocket, or figuratively to point out mistakes. With the preposition l, it expresses heredity: yejbed l bbah ("he takes after his father"). The word is colloquial and very frequent. In the physical sense, it is the opposite of dez ("to push"). The corresponding noun is jebda ("a pull", "a tug").
Example
هذا الطفل يجبد لباباه
had tfel yejbed l babah
“This child takes after his father.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yejbed” but also “yejbad” and “yajbed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.