chreb شرب
Moroccan Darija · verb
“chreb” (شرب) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to drink.
Meanings
- to drink
- to take (medicine)
- to drink alcohol
Usage
"chreb" (imperfective "kaychreb") means to drink a liquid: "chreb lma" (drink water), "chreb atay". It is also used for swallowed medicine: "chreb dwa" (take medicine), "chreb fanida" (take a tablet). Used without an object, "kaychreb" often implies drinking alcohol, just like "he drinks" in English. So pay attention to context. The imperative form is identical to the past form: "chreb!" (drink!). The derived noun "chrab" means wine or alcohol.
Example
سير شرب ليك شوية ديال الما تفيق
sir chreb lik chwiya dial lma tfi9
“Go drink a little water to wake up.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanchrb | chrbt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katchrb | chrebti | chreb |
| nti (you, f.) | katchrbi | chrebti | cherbi |
| howa (he) | kaychrb | chreb | |
| hiya (she) | katchrb | cherbat | |
| 7na (we) | kanchrbo | chrebna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katchrbo | chrebto | cherbou |
| homa (they) | kaychrbo | cherbo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chreb” but also “chrb”, “chrab”, “shreb”, “cherb” and “charb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chreb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to drink (a liquid)”; “to smoke (a cigarette)”: chreb in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to drink”; “to smoke (a cigarette)”: chreb in Tunisian.