kaybni كايبني

Moroccan Darija · verb

“kaybni” (كايبني) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning he builds, he is building.

Meanings

1. he builds, he is building
2. he is building (a future)

Usage

Kaybni is the present-tense form of the verb bna, "to build", in the third person masculine. The English gloss "constructive" is misleading: it is not an adjective. The prefix ka- marks habitual or ongoing action, and "rah kaybni" stresses that he is in the middle of building. The verb is used literally, for a house or villa, and figuratively, for a future or a career. Depending on the region, you also hear the variant with the prefix ta-: taybni.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kaybni” but also “kaibni” and “kaybnni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “kaybni” on the Arabic keyboard