rrbe7 الربح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“rrbe7” (الربح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning profit, gain.
Meanings
- profit, gain
- winnings, victory
Usage
Rrbe7 (rbe7 with the article assimilated) first of all means the profit made from a sale or a business deal: fih rrbe7, "it's profitable". The word is also used for winnings in a game or for a victory. It is related to the verb rbe7, "to win", which covers both making money and winning a match or a contest. The opposite is lkhsara, "the loss". In the blessing lla yrbe7 or rbe7 lla, one wishes someone success. Note that "to earn a salary" is not said with this verb: use chedd or khelles instead.
Example
هاد التجارة فيها الربح مزيان
had tijara fiha rrbe7 mzyan
“This business brings in a good profit.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rrbe7” but also “rbe7”, “rrba7”, “rbah” and “rrb7”. 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.
Type “rrbe7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “gain, profit, earnings”; “success, good fortune”: rbeh in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “profit, earnings”; “gain, win (opposite of loss)”: rbe7 in Tunisian.