tebbet تبّت
Moroccan Darija · verb
“tebbet” (تبّت) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to fix, secure firmly.
Meanings
- to fix, secure firmly
- to make sure, check
- to make up one's mind, settle down (tbbet rassek)
Usage
Tebbet means to make something stable, to fix it: a shelf, a nail, an installation. By extension, it is used for software that one installs. With the preposition men, "tebbet men chi haja", it means to check or make sure of something before acting. The expression "tebbet rassek" is said to someone who is hesitant or agitated: "make up your mind", "settle down". Do not confuse it with "tebt", a form of "tab" (to repent, to give up a vice), which does not have the doubled consonant: "tebt men lkdoub" means "I stopped lying". The register is everyday, both familiar and neutral.
Example
تبّت هاد الرّف مزيان فالحيط
tebbet had rraf mzyan f l7it
“Fix this shelf firmly to the wall.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantbbet | tbbett | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattbbet | tbbetti | tbbet |
| nti (you, f.) | kattbbti | tbbetti | tbbti |
| howa (he) | kaytbbet | tbbet | |
| hiya (she) | kattbbet | tbbtat | |
| 7na (we) | kantbbto | tbbtna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattbbto | tbbtto | tbbto |
| homa (they) | kaytbbto | tbbto |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tebbet” but also “tbbet”, “tbet”, “tabbet” and “tebt”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.