How to say “tribe” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “9bila”; in Algerian, “qbila” and “3erch”; in Tunisian, “3arch”.
In Moroccan Darija
9bila قبيلة
A noun meaning “tribe”; “a moment ago, earlier”.
جدي كان شيخ القبيلة: “My grandfather was the chief of the tribe.”
In Algerian Darja
qbila قبيلة
A noun meaning “tribe”; “clan, group of related families”; “gang, group (humorous)”.
هادوك الناس من نفس القبيلة.: “Those people are from the same tribe.”
3erch عرش
A noun meaning “tribe, lineage group”; “throne (classical sense)”.
هو من عرش أولاد نايل.: “He is from the Ouled Nayel tribe.”
In Tunisian Derja
3arch عرش
A noun meaning “tribe, clan”; “throne”.
هو من عرش معروف في الجنوب.: “He comes from a well-known tribe in the South.”