3neb عنب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“3neb” (عنب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning grapes.
Meanings
- grapes
Usage
3neb means grapes, the fruit of the vine. It is a collective noun: 3neb is used for grapes in general, and 3onkoud 3neb for a bunch. For a single grape, 7abba 3neb is used. The word is common at the market and in daily life, especially in summer, when grapes are widely eaten in Tunisia. It appears in expressions such as 3neb a7mer (black grapes) or 3neb abyedh (white grapes). Note: 3neb never means raisins (dried grapes), which are called zbib.
Example
شريت كيلو عنب من السوق
chrit kilo 3neb mel souk
“I bought a kilo of grapes at the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3neb” but also “3nab”, “3inab”, “aneb” and “3nob”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3neb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “grapes (fresh fruit)”: 3neb in Moroccan.