kebb كبّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“kebb” (كبّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to pour (a liquid).
Meanings
- to pour (a liquid)
- to spill, to tip out
Usage
Kebb means "to pour" and is used for water, tea, oil or soup: kebb atay "pour the tea". It can also mean "to spill" or "to tip out", for example when the contents of a container fall. The present is kaykebb. The passive is tkebb, "to be poured" or "to spill". The spelling "kobb" that was found corresponds to the pronunciation of some regions. It should not be confused with English "cup" in "cupcake", which the second sentence writes with the same Arabic letters.
Example
كب الما بزاف
keb lma bzaf
“He poured a lot of water.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kankobb | kobbit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katkobb | kobbiti | kobb |
| nti (you, f.) | katkobbi | kobbiti | kobbi |
| howa (he) | kaykobb | kobb | |
| hiya (she) | katkobb | kobbat | |
| 7na (we) | kankobbo | kobbina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katkobbo | kobbito | kobbo |
| homa (they) | kaykobbo | kobbo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kebb” but also “keb”, “kobb” and “kabb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kebb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to pour (a liquid, pasta)”; “to spill, empty out”: kab in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to pour a liquid”; “to spill, knock over”: kebb in Tunisian.