How to say “forty” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “rb3in”; in Tunisian, “arb3in”.
In Moroccan Darija
rb3in ربعين
A numeral meaning “forty”.
خسّنا نتلعو نديو شي ربعين إترو ديال زيت: “We need to go up and bring about forty liters of oil.”
In Tunisian Derja
arb3in اربعين
A numeral meaning “forty”; “fortieth day after a death”.
عندو اربعين عام وما زال ما عرّسش: “He is forty years old and still hasn't married.”