9badha قباضة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9badha” (قباضة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning tax collection office, tax office.
Meanings
- tax collection office, tax office
- collection, taking in of money
Usage
9badha mainly refers to the public office where one pays taxes, fees, fines or fiscal stamps, often in the phrase el-qbadha el-maliya. For example, one says "mchit lel-qbadha" for "I went to the tax office". The word is also used for the act of collecting money, for example rent or a debt. It belongs to common administrative vocabulary, known to everyone. Note: it is not a bank or a post office, even though payments are made there.
Example
لازمني نمشي للقباضة نخلص الأداء.
lezemni nemchi lel 9badha nkhalles el ada.
“I have to go to the tax office to pay the tax.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9badha” but also “qbadha”, “kbadha” and “9bedha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.