r77eb رحّب
Moroccan Darija · verb
“r77eb” (رحّب) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to welcome, greet warmly.
Meanings
- to welcome, greet warmly
Usage
R77eb means to welcome someone warmly or to wish them welcome. It takes b: r77eb b chi wa7ed, "to welcome someone". For example, r77bo bina mzyan, "they welcomed us warmly". The verb belongs to the same family as mer7ba, "welcome", the most common greeting of welcome. It is found in conversation as well as in more formal registers, for example in the media or in speeches. To welcome someone in speech, people often simply say mer7ba bik.
Example
رحّبو بينا مزيان
r77bo bina mzyan
“They welcomed us warmly.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanr77b | r77bt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katr77b | r77bti | r77b |
| nti (you, f.) | katr77bi | r77bti | r77bi |
| howa (he) | kayr77b | r77b | |
| hiya (she) | katr77b | r77bat | |
| 7na (we) | kanr77bo | r77bna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katr77bo | r77bto | r77bo |
| homa (they) | kayr77bo | r77bo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “r77eb” but also “r77b”, “r77ab” and “rahhab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.