sebbat صباط
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sebbat” (صباط) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning shoe, pair of shoes.
Meanings
- shoe, pair of shoes
Usage
Sebbat is the common word for a shoe. It refers mainly to closed shoes, dress or everyday. In the singular, it often refers to the whole pair: chrit sebbat jdid, "I bought new shoes". The plural is sbabet. The type is specified with a complement: sebbat dyal t-talon, "high-heeled shoes". Sneakers are rather called sbadri, and traditional slippers belgha. The diminutive form sbibet is affectionate and is used notably for children's shoes.
Example
شريت صبّاط جديد
chrit SbbaT jdid
“I bought new shoes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sebbat” but also “sbbat”, “sabbat”, “sbat”, “sebbate” and “sebat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find صباط and سباط, all the same word.
Type “sebbat” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “shoe”; “pair of shoes”: sbat in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “shoe”; “pair of shoes”: sabbat in Tunisian.