be3t بعت
Moroccan Darija · verb
“be3t” (بعت) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning I sold, you sold.
Meanings
- I sold, you sold
Usage
Be3t is a past-tense conjugated form of the verb ba3, "to sell". It corresponds to "I sold" or "you sold"; the context decides. In the present, you say "kanbi3" (I sell). The object follows the verb directly: "be3t ṭṭumubil" (I sold the car). Pitfall: in other dialects, a similar spelling (ba3at) means "to send". In Morocco, this sense is not used; for "to send", you say "ṣifeṭ".
Example
بعت الطوموبيل ديالي
be3t ttomobil dyali
“I sold my car.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “be3t” but also “b3t”, “ba3t” and “bi3t”. 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.
Type “be3t” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “I sold / you (m.) sold”; “he sent (read b3at)”: bi3t in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “I sold, you sold”; “to send (spelling of ba3eth)”: bi3t in Tunisian.