arneb ارنب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“arneb” (ارنب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning rabbit.
Meanings
- rabbit
- hare
Usage
Arneb means rabbit, and in everyday speech also hare, with little distinction. It is used both for the live animal and for its meat, cooked in a sauce or in the oven in home cooking. The plural is rnéb or arénib. In tales, the arneb often embodies the quick or fearful animal. The word is neutral and of ordinary register. The shift from "arnab" (Standard Arabic) to "arneb" follows the usual Tunisian pronunciation, where the final a weakens.
Example
أمّي طيّبت أرنب للعشاء
ommi tayyabet arneb lel 3cha
“My mother cooked a rabbit for dinner.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “arneb” but also “arnab”, “arnib” and “arnb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.