How to say “to pull” in Darija

In Moroccan, you say “jerr” and “jbed”; in Algerian, “yejbed”; in Tunisian, “jbed”.

In Moroccan Darija

A verb meaning “to pull (toward oneself)”; “to drag, pull behind”.

نتحداك ت جرّ داك لحبل بلا مادرك إدك: “I dare you to pull that rope without using your hands.”

A verb meaning “pull, take out, extract”; “take, bring along”; “track down, get hold of”.

جبد الما من البير: “Pull the water from the well.”

A verb meaning “to pull, pull toward oneself”; “to pull out, extract, bring up”; “to take after, resemble”.

هذا الطفل يجبد لباباه: “This child takes after his father.”

A verb meaning “to pull, take out”; “to bring up (a topic)”; “to draw water”.

جبد الباب وراه و خرج.: “He pulled the door shut behind him and went out.”