achbini اشبيني
Tunisian Derja · expression
“achbini” (اشبيني) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning what's wrong with me?.
Meanings
- what's wrong with me?
- what's so special about me? (rhetorical)
Usage
Achbini is formed from "ach" (what) and "bi-" with the first-person suffix: literally "what in me". It belongs to a very lively series: achbik (what's wrong with you), achbih, achbiha, achbikom. In its primary sense, the speaker asks about their own state: tiredness, unease, unusual behaviour. It is also used rhetorically to justify or defend oneself, like "and what about me, what did I do?". Informal register, very common in speech. Not to be confused with achbik, the question asked of someone who seems unwell.
Example
آشبيني اليوم، ما نجمتش نرقد
achbini lyoum, ma njamtech nor9od
“What's wrong with me today? I can't sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “achbini” but also “chbini” and “echbini”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.