3a9eb عاقب
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3a9eb” (عاقب) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to punish, to sanction.
Meanings
- to punish, to sanction
Usage
3a9eb means "to punish" or "to sanction". It takes a direct object: "3a9bou" (he punished him), "l7ukuma 3a9bat…" (the government sanctioned…). The present is "ki3a9eb". The word has a somewhat formal coloring. You hear it at school, in the media, at work or in a religious context. At home, for a child, people more often say "3ayr", "ddrob" (to hit) or "7rem" (to deprive of), depending on the punishment. The corresponding noun is "l3i9ab" or "l3a9uba", punishment.
Example
الأستاذ عاقب التلاميذ اللي ما جابوش الواجب
lostad 3a9eb ttlamid li ma jabouch lwajib
“The teacher punished the students who didn't bring their homework.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3a9b | 3a9bt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3a9b | 3a9bti | 3a9b |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3a9bi | 3a9bti | 3a9bi |
| howa (he) | kay3a9b | 3a9b | |
| hiya (she) | kat3a9b | 3a9bat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3a9bo | 3a9bna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3a9bo | 3a9bto | 3a9bo |
| homa (they) | kay3a9bo | 3a9bo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3a9eb” but also “3a9b”, “3aqeb”, “aa9eb” and “3akeb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.