lbes لبس
Moroccan Darija · verb
“lbes” (لبس) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to wear, to put on.
Meanings
- to wear, to put on
- to get dressed
Usage
Lbes is the usual verb for “to put on” or “to wear” a piece of clothing. It takes the garment directly: lbes jacket (put on a jacket), lbest sebbat (I put on shoes). Used without an object, it means “to get dressed”: lbes, ghadi nkhorjo (get dressed, we're going out). In the present, you say kanlbes, kaylbes. The same verb is used for jewellery, glasses or a watch. The derived nouns are lebsa (outfit) and lebs (clothing). French distinguishes “mettre” and “porter”, whereas lbes covers both.
Example
لبس جاكيت ول بوني ديالك الجو برد برا
lbes jacket oul boni dyalk ljaw bred berra
“Put on your jacket and your hat, it's cold outside.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanlbs | lbst | |
| nta (you, m.) | katlbs | lbsti | lbs |
| nti (you, f.) | katlbsi | lbsti | lbsi |
| howa (he) | kaylbs | lbs | |
| hiya (she) | katlbs | lbsat | |
| 7na (we) | kanlbso | lbsna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katlbso | lbsto | lbso |
| homa (they) | kaylbso | lbso |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lbes” but also “lbs”, “lbess”, “lbas” and “lebs”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lbes” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to wear, put on”; “to get dressed”: lbes in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to wear, put on”; “to get dressed”: lbes in Tunisian.