taleb طالب
Moroccan Darija · noun
“taleb” (طالب) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning student.
Meanings
- student
- Quranic scholar, reciter
- demanding, claiming
Usage
Taleb means first of all a student, especially at university; the feminine is talba and the plural is talaba. In a traditional register, taleb (plural tolba) also means a man educated in the Quran. The tolba recite the Quran at funerals or family celebrations, and some write amulets. There is also the verbal form taleb b, "to demand": taleb b 7o99o, "he demands his rights." The same word can be a noun or a verb; context and the preposition b tell them apart.
Example
واش نتا طالب؟
wach nta Talib?
“Are you a student?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanTaalb | Taalbt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katTaalb | Taalbti | Taalb |
| nti (you, f.) | katTaalbi | Taalbti | Taalbi |
| howa (he) | kayTaalb | Taalb | |
| hiya (she) | katTaalb | Taalbat | |
| 7na (we) | kanTaalbo | Taalbna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katTaalbo | Taalbto | Taalbo |
| homa (they) | kayTaalbo | Taalbo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “taleb” but also “talib”, “talb”, “taaleb” and “taalb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “taleb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “student, pupil”; “Quranic teacher, taleb”: taleb in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “student”; “asking, requesting”: taleb in Tunisian.