jelbana جلبانة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jelbana” (جلبانة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning peas.
Meanings
- peas
Usage
Jelbana is the usual word for peas. It is a feminine collective noun: jelbana means "peas", with no plural marker. It appears in many family dishes, such as the meat tagine with peas and artichokes, or jelbana b lkhoukh. It is used equally for fresh peas in the pod, shelled peas or frozen ones. "To shell" is qechcher jelbana. Note: the word does not mean chickpeas, which are called hommes.
Example
طيبت ماما الجلبانة باللحم
tiybat mama jelbana b lle7m
“Mum cooked peas with meat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jelbana” but also “jlbana”, “jalbana” and “jelbanna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jelbana” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “peas (vegetable)”; “pea stew”: jelbana in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “peas”: jelbena in Tunisian.