zreb زرب
Algerian Darja · verb
“zreb” (زرب) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to hurry, rush.
Meanings
- to hurry, rush
- to do something quickly
Usage
Zreb is very common, especially in the imperative: "zreb!" (hurry up), "zerbi" for the feminine, "zerbou" for the plural. It is often followed by a preposition: "zreb 3la" (to hurry to do something), or used alone to rush someone. Related words include "mezroub" (in a hurry), "zerba" (haste) and "bezzerba" (quickly). The register is informal and everyday. Watch out: with an emphatic r, "zerreb" refers to fencing in, and "zriba" means an animal pen.
Example
زرب راهو الكار رايح يمشي
zreb rahou el car rayeh yemchi
“Hurry up, the bus is about to leave.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zreb” but also “zrab”, “zerb”, “zarb” and “azreb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “zreb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to hurry, rush”; “to rush someone (zreb 3la)”: zreb in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to hurry up, to rush”; “to rush, to do quickly (a task)”: zarreb in Tunisian.