rbet ربط
Moroccan Darija · verb
“rbet” (ربط) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to tie, to fasten, to bind.
Meanings
- to tie, to fasten, to bind
- to connect, to link
- to set up (appointment, relationship)
Usage
Rbet (imperfect yerbet) means "to tie" in the concrete sense: a rope, an animal, a package, a belt. You say rbet ssemta, "fasten the belt", and rbet lkelb, "tie up the dog". By extension, it means "to connect" two things: rbet had ttil b dak, "connect this wire to that one". The passive or reflexive form ttrbet means "to be tied, to get attached". The opposite is 7ell, "to untie, to undo". In the emotional sense, mrbout b is said of someone very attached to a person or a place.
Example
كانتسنّا فيك ت ربط لحبولة ديال نشير
kantsenna fik t rbet l7boula dial nchir
“I'm waiting for you to tie up the clothesline.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanrbeT | rbeTt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katrbeT | rbeTti | rbeT |
| nti (you, f.) | katrbTi | rbeTti | rbTi |
| howa (he) | kayrbeT | rbeT | |
| hiya (she) | katrbeT | rbTat | |
| 7na (we) | kanrbTo | rbTna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katrbTo | rbTto | rbTo |
| homa (they) | kayrbTo | rbTo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rbet” but also “rbt”, “rbat” and “rabt”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rbet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to tie, fasten”; “to bind, commit someone”: rbat in Tunisian.