tghelleb تغلّب
Moroccan Darija · verb
“tghelleb” (تغلّب) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to overcome, get past.
Meanings
- to overcome, get past
- to prevail over, defeat
Usage
This verb is always constructed with 3la: tghelleb 3la lkhof, to overcome fear, or tghelleb 3la lkhaSm, to beat the opponent. Its register is rather formal; in more colloquial speech, people readily say ghleb, "to beat", or dewwez, "to get through a hardship". It is often found in phrases of encouragement or in sports commentary. Be careful not to confuse it with qleb, "to turn over", whose arabizi spelling is close when the q is written g.
Example
خاصك تغلب على الخوف ديالك
khasak tghalab 3la lkhawf dyalk
“You have to overcome your fear.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantghelleb | tghellebt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattghelleb | tghellebti | tghelleb |
| nti (you, f.) | kattghellbi | tghellebti | tghellbi |
| howa (he) | kaytghelleb | tghelleb | |
| hiya (she) | kattghelleb | tghellbat | |
| 7na (we) | kantghellbo | tghellbna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattghellbo | tghellbto | tghellbo |
| homa (they) | kaytghellbo | tghellbo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tghelleb” but also “tghalab”, “tghleb”, “tghaleb” and “tghallab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.