bsbab بسباب
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“bsbab” (بسباب) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning because of.
Meanings
- because of
- thanks to
Usage
Bsbab, literally "by the cause of", introduces the cause as a noun or pronoun: bsbab chta, "because of the rain", bsbabek, "because of you", bsbabu, "because of him". The word is neutral and very common. It can also have a positive sense, close to "thanks to". Pitfall: bsbab cannot introduce a clause with a conjugated verb. To say "because", use hit or 7itach. You also hear the variant 3la qbel, with the same meaning as bsbab.
Example
هادشي بسباب ولدك
hadchi bsbab ouldek
“All this is because of your son.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bsbab” but also “besbab” and “bsabab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bsbab” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “because of”; “thanks to”: bessbab in Algerian.