bezzerba بالزربة
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“bezzerba” (بالزربة) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning in a hurry, hastily.
Meanings
- in a hurry, hastily
- quickly, fast
Usage
Bezzerba comes from zerba, "haste, rush". The word describes an action done quickly, often in a rush. It is also used to urge someone on: aji bezzerba, "come quickly". The word appears in a well-known proverb, li zerbo matu, "those who hurried died", which warns against rushing. It is close to belkheff, but puts more stress on urgency or lack of care. The register is everyday and informal.
Example
خرج بالزربة ونسا التيليفون ديالو.
khrej bezzerba w nsa t-tilifun dyalo.
“He left in a rush and forgot his phone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bezzerba” but also “bzerba”, “bzzerba”, “bezerba” and “belzerba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bezzerba” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “quickly, fast”; “hastily, in a rush”: bezzerba in Algerian.