chabb شاب
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chabb” (شاب) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning young man.
Meanings
- young man
- young (adjective)
Usage
Chabb means a young man. The word comes from common Arabic and is used mainly in a somewhat formal register: news, presentations, chabb mzyan (a good guy). The feminine is chabba, the plural chabab, which also means "youth". In casual conversation, people more readily say drri (boy) or wld. Beware of a frequent pitfall in writing: the spellings "shab" or "chab" often transcribe s7ab (people of, close ones), as in s7ab dar (the family). That word has nothing to do with chabb.
Example
هاد الشاب خدام معايا
had chabb khddam m3aya
“This young man works with me.”
Forms
| feminine | chabba |
|---|---|
| plural | chabab |
| feminine plural | chabbat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chabb” but also “chab”, “chaab”, “shab” and “chaabb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chabb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “young man”; “young (adjective)”: chab in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “young man”; “young (adjective)”: cheb in Tunisian.