3ors edhib عرس الذيب
Tunisian Derja · expression
“3ors edhib” (عرس الذيب) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning rain while the sun is shining.
Meanings
- rain while the sun is shining
Usage
"3ors edhib", literally "the wolf's wedding", refers to the phenomenon of rain falling while the sun shines. People often exclaim "3ors edhib!" upon seeing it, especially with children, in a light, somewhat folkloric tone. The expression belongs to popular and traditional vocabulary. An English speaker might think of "the devil is beating his wife", which refers to the same image. The dh is pronounced like the English "th" in "this", or like a d in some regions.
Example
شوف، الشمس و المطر في نفس الوقت، عرس الذيب!
chouf, echams w el mtar fi nafs el wa9t, 3ors edhib!
“Look, sun and rain at the same time — 3ors edhib!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ors edhib” but also “3ors dhib”, “3ers edhib”, “ors dhib” and “3ors ezzib”. 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 “3ors edhib” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “rain falling in sunshine”; “rainbow”: 3ers dhib in Algerian.