How to say “pull” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “jbed”, “yjor” and “jebda”; in Tunisian, “tejbed” and “jebda”.
In Algerian Darja
jbed جبد
A verb meaning “to pull, pull toward oneself”; “to pull out, draw (weapon, object)”; “to withdraw, step back (jbed rouhou)”.
جبد الباب موراك كي تخرج.: “Pull the door behind you when you leave.”
yjor يجر
A verb meaning “to pull, drag”; “to drag into, bring trouble on”.
راهو يجر الكرهبة بالحبل: “He is towing the car with a rope.”
jebda جبدة
A noun meaning “pull, a single tug”; “long stretch, long haul”.
حتى للعام الجاي؟ هادي جبدة!: “Until next year? That's a long time!”
In Tunisian Derja
tejbed تجبد
A verb meaning “pull, take out”; “withdraw money”; “resemble (tjbed fi)”.
إجبد الباب وراك: “Pull the door behind you.”
jebda جبدة
A noun meaning “pull, tug”; “blow-dry (at the hairdresser)”.
عملت غسلة وجبدة عند الكوافورة: “I had a shampoo and a blow-dry at the hairdresser's.”