gbed ڭبض
Moroccan Darija · verb
“gbed” (ڭبض) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to catch, to grab.
Meanings
- to catch, to grab
- to arrest (someone)
- to hold, to take in hand
Usage
Gbed is the "g" pronunciation of qbed (often written 9bed), "to seize, to catch". It is heard in rural speech, in the East, in the South, and in part of urban speech. It is conjugated as follows: gbedt (I caught), ygbed (he catches), gbed! (catch!). It is used for an object one grabs, gbed lkora (catch the ball), but also for a person arrested by the police: gbduh (they arrested him). One also says gbed blastek (take your place, hold your position). Gbed and qbed have the same meaning. The "g" form simply sounds more regional.
Example
ڭبض الكورة ودّيها
gbed lkora w ddiha
“Catch the ball and take it away.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kangbD | gbDt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katgbD | gbDti | gbD |
| nti (you, f.) | katgbDi | gbDti | gbDi |
| howa (he) | kaygbD | gbD | |
| hiya (she) | katgbD | gbDat | |
| 7na (we) | kangbDo | gbDna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katgbDo | gbDto | gbDo |
| homa (they) | kaygbDo | gbDo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gbed” but also “gbd”, “gbad” and “9bed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.