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How to say “arab” in Darija

In Moroccan, you say “3rbi”; in Algerian, “l3arbi” and “3arbi”; in Tunisian, “3arbi”.

In Moroccan Darija

3rbi عربي

An adjective meaning “Arab (person, origin)”; “Arabic (language, culture)”; “Arabic-speaking (as opposed to Amazigh)”.

In Algerian Darja

l3arbi العربي

An adjective meaning “Arab (relating to Arabs)”; “an Arab”; “Arabic language, darja”.

هدر معايا بالعربي: “He spoke to me in Arabic.”

3arbi عربي

An adjective meaning “Arab (person, language)”; “traditional, local, homemade”; “Arabic-speaking (as opposed to Berber-speaking)”.

شريت دجاج عربي من السوق.: “I bought free-range chicken at the market.”

In Tunisian Derja

3arbi عربي

An adjective meaning “Arab, Arabic”; “traditional, local”; “Arabic language”.

ايواه خير من تونس و برشا بلدان عربية ,: “Ah, it's much better than Tunisia and a lot of Arab countries.”